Plant Nardostachys chinensis (Valerianaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Chinese Spikenard

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
JATAMANSONE	11	Root	not available	2500.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MAALIOL	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Rhizome	not available	2590.0	0.97	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Rhizome	not available	141.0	0.10	Duke, 1992 *
MARGARINIC-ACID	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY	1	Rhizome	not available	0.1	1.70	Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID	6	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NARCHINOL-A	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NARDOL	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NARDOSINONE	0	Root	not available	5000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OROSELOL	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PATCHOULI-ALCOHOL	4	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Rhizome	not available	10800.0	-0.24	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Rhizome	not available	596.0	0.06	Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID	8	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VALERANAL	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VALERANONE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ZINC	77	Rhizome	not available	22.0	-0.37	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
Antilymphomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimastalgic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimelanomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimenopausal	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antimenorrhagic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimitral-valve-prolapse	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinephrolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineurotic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinociceptive	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity	2	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiosteoporotic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.