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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PETASALBIN-METHYL-ETHER 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
PETASIN 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASININE 0 Plant not available 8.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASINOLIDES 0 Plant 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.
PETASINOSIDE 0 Plant not available 5.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASIPHENOL 0 Rhizome not available 3.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASIPHENONE 0 Rhizome not available 6.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITALONE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
PETASITENINE 1 Flower not available 56.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITENINE 1 Plant not available 97.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITENINE 1 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITIN 0 Flower not available 190.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PETASITIN 0 Pt not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
PETASITININE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
PETASOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Plant 400.0 1800.0 -0.86 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Pt 120.0 2180.0 -1.01 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
POTASSIUM 14 Plant 35000.0 42000.0 1.41 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205.
POTASSIUM 14 Pt 6550.0 11900.0 -1.40 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROTEIN 0 Pt 3900.0 70900.0 -1.09 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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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 *