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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
Anticancer 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 1 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticarcinomic (Breast) 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticariogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticataract 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticephalagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticlimacteric 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoagulant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticolitic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 2 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticoronary 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
AntiCrohn's 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).