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Common Names
Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-ARABINOSE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 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 | 1900.0 | 35000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PAEONIFLORIN | 20 | Root Bark | 6000.0 | 50000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PAEONOL-BETA-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| PAEONOL-D-APIO-BETA-D-FURANOSYL-(1->6)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| PAEONOLIDE | 1 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PAEONOSIDE | 1 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root Bark | 4580.0 | 6700.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | 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. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root Bark | 178.0 | 180.0 | -1.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Root Bark | 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. |
| TANNIN | 35 | Root Bark | 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. |
| ZINC | 77 | Root Bark | 10.0 | 15.0 | -0.82 | 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 * |