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Plant Paeonia moutan (Paeoniaceae)

Common Names
Moutan; Tree Peony
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
APIGENIN-7-GLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-7-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Root Bark not available 0.1 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOYLOXYPAEONIFLORIN 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOYLPAEONIFLORIN 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root Bark 5150.0 16700.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Root Bark 5.0 6.0 -0.84 Duke, 1992 *
D-GLUCOSE 1 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root Bark 95.0 120.0 -0.83 Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3,7-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-BETA-GLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-ARABINOSE 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Root Bark 930.0 1180.0 -1.21 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Root Bark 10.0 34.0 -0.73 Duke, 1992 *
OXYPAEONIFLORIN 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PAENOL 0 Root Bark 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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
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 Martindale's 28th
Analgesic 3 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 2 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiaflatoxin 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 6 Duke, 1992 *