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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antigonadotropic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| AntiGTF | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihangover | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 2 | Joyeux, M., Rolland, A., Fleurentin, J., Mortier, F., and Dorfman, P. 1989. Tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide-Induced Injury in Isolated Rat Hepatocytes: A Model for Studying Anti-Hepatotoxic Crude Drugs. Planta Medica 56(2): 171-173, 1990. |
| Antiherpetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 2 | 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 | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiimpotence | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antileishmanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |