Plant Nandina domestica (Berberidaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
Antimitotic	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antimuscarinic	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antimutagenic	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyalgic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimycotic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antineoplastic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuromuscular	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiorchitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodontitic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic	1	Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.