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Plant Peucedanum decursivum (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Qian Hu
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
ARSENIC 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Plant 24.0 41.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE 0 Plant 7.0 23.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Plant 14400.0 30000.0 1.76 Duke, 1992 *
CHLORINE 7 Plant 3500.0 4000.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Plant 9.0 16.0 0.63 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Plant 9.0 10.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
IODINE 12 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Plant 780.0 1400.0 0.91 Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Plant 43.0 69.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Plant 2800.0 3100.0 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Plant 16000.0 29600.0 0.54 Duke, 1992 *
RUBIDIUM 0 Plant 16.0 18.0 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
STRONTIUM 0 Plant 100.0 130.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR 14 Plant 3700.0 5200.0 0.57 Duke, 1992 *
TITANIUM 0 Plant 66.0 100.0 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Plant 23.0 42.0 -0.10 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
Antiherpetic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 2 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 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinsomniac 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 29th
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimenopausal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimenorrhagic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinociceptive 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 3 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