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Plant Nandina domestica (Berberidaceae)

Common Names
Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.)
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(-)-EPISYRINGARESINOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETONE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Seed not available 7000.0 -0.45 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
AMENTOFLAVONE 18 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf not available 100.0 -0.43 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ASH 0 Seed not available 27000.0 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 130 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALISTEPHIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDRONANTENINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DOMESTICINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FUMARIC-ACID 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HCN 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYPROLINE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOBOLDINE 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOCORYDINE 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISODOMESTICINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JATRORRHIZINE 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIGNANS 10 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNOFLORINE 11 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiamnesic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacillus 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antibiotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antibradykinic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Anticataract 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticervicaldysplasic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antichlamydial 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticholecystitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticholera 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticholinergic 1 Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Anticirrhotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).