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Common Names
Barbary Matrimony Vine; Ning Xia Gou Qi (Chin.); Matrimony Vine; Common Matrimony Vine; Duke of Argyll's Eta Tree
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALANINE | 3 | Fruit | not available | 3700.0 | 0.00 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| AMINO-ACIDS | 0 | Fruit | 80000.0 | 188000.0 | 1.00 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| AMINO-ACIDS | 0 | Leaf | 4700.0 | 170000.0 | 1.36 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ARGININE | 14 | Fruit | not available | 1900.0 | -0.64 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Fruit | not available | 12000.0 | 0.24 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 75.0 | 90.0 | 0.02 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| BETAINE | 14 | Fruit | not available | 10000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 580000.0 | 640000.0 | -0.76 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CINNAMIC-ACID | 18 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CRYPTOXANTHIN | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| FATS | 0 | Fruit | 80000.0 | 120000.0 | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| FREE-AMINO-ACIDS | 0 | Fruit | 40000.0 | 50000.0 | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| GABA | 22 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | not available | 6300.0 | -0.54 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| GLYCOPROTEINS | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HCN | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PHYSALIEN | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYSACCHARIDES | 0 | Fruit | 54000.0 | 82000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 6500.0 | 0.68 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 2 | Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110. |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anesthetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiadrenergic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Antiaflatoxin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaging | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialkali? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialzheimeran | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antibacterial | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antibronchoconstrictor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |