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Plant Petasites japonicus (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Butterbur
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
ISOPETASIN 5 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOPETASIN 5 Plant not available 160.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOPETASIN 5 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOPETASOSIDE 0 Flower not available 32.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Plant not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
KILOCALORIES 0 Pt 140.0 2545.0 not available USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LEAD 0 Plant not available not available not available Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
LIGULARONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
MAGNESIUM 65 Pt 140.0 2545.0 1.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MANGANESE 14 Plant 70.0 100.0 0.02 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
MELATONIN 23 Shoot not available not available not available Hattori, A., et. al. 1995. Identification of Melatonin in Plants and its Effects on Plasma Melatonin Levels and Binding to Melatonin Receptors in Vertebrates. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Int., 35(3): 627-634.
MOLYBDENUM 2 Plant not available not available not available Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
MUCILAGE 3 Root not available not available not available 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.
NEOPETASITENINE 0 Flower not available 60.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NEOPETASITENINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEOPETASITININE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
NIACIN 39 Pt 2.0 36.0 -1.41 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
NICKEL 3 Plant not available not available not available Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
PECTIN 24 Root not available not available not available 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.
PETASALBIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
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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 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor 1 Martindale's 29th
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Oliveira, T. T., Nagem, T. J., Miranda, L. C. G., Paula, V. F., Teixeira, M. A. 1997. Inhibitory Action on Aldose Reductase by Soybean Flavonoids. J Braz Chem Soc, 8(3): 211-213.
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anaphrodisiac 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 2 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *