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Common Names
Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese)
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Z)-1S,5R-ALPHA-PINEN-10-YL-ALPHA-VICIANOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 1,2,3,4,6-PENTA-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| 13-METHYLMYRISTIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | 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. |
| ALBIFLORIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Root | not available | 0.1 | -0.20 | Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272. |
| ASTRAGALIN | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Root | not available | 11000.0 | 1.00 | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| BENZOYLPAEONIFLORIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| BETA-GLUCOGALLIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Flower | 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. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-ALPHA-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | 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. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 10300.0 | 40600.0 | 3.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-9,12-OCTADECADIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Root | 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. |
| COPPER | 12 | Root | 3.0 | 6.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Root | 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. |
| DECAGALLOYL-GLUCOSE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| EO | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Root | 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. |
| GALLOYL-TANNINS | 0 | Root | 20000.0 | 40000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| GLUCOGALLIN | 0 | Flower | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antifibrosarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194. |
| Antifuruncular | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antigastric | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antigonadotropic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antigranular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiGTF | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihangover | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 4 | Okuda, T., Yoshida, T., and Hatano, T. Antioxidant Effects of Tannins and Related Polyphenols. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.7 p.93. |
| Antiherpetic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihiccup | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihistaminic | 3 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| AntiHIV | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |