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Plant Lentinus edodes

Common Names
Shiitake
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1-(METHYL-THIO)-DIMETHYL-DISULFIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-3-5-6-8-HEXATHIONANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-3-5-TETRATHIANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-4-5-7-PENTATHIOCANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-4-5-TETRATHIANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-4-6-TETRATHIEPANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-4-7-9-10-HEXATHIADODECANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-4-TRITHIOLANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-3-5-TRITHIANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-3-DITHIETANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-3-5-6-TETRATHIAHEPTANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5'-CYCLIC-AMP 0 Fruit 400.0 690.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLOISOLEUCINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMINO-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AMINO-ACIDS 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BIS-((METHYL-SULFONYL)-METHYL)-DISULFIDE 0 Fruit not available 53.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBON-DISULFIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Sort descending Chemical Count Reference
Antiepileptic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiepileptic) Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrinolytic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antifibrinolytic) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53.
Antigastritic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antigastritic) Martindale's 29th
Antigranular 1 (View Chemicals list for Antigranular) Duke, 1992 *
Antihemolytic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihemolytic) Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihepatitic) Martindale's 29th
Antihepatotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihepatotic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiherpetic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiherpetic) Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihistaminic) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihomocystinuric 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihomocystinuric) Martindale's 29th
Antihyperammonemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihyperammonemic) Martindale's 29th
Antihypertensive 3 (View Chemicals list for Antihypertensive) Duke, 1992 *
Antiimpotence 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiimpotence) Duke, 1992 *
Antiinfertility 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiinfertility) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiinflammatory) Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomniac 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiinsomniac) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinsomnic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiinsomnic) Duke, 1992 *
Antilethargic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antilethargic) Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4 2 (View Chemicals list for Antileukotriene-D4) Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antilithic) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).