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Common Names
Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Tuber | 4180.0 | 10000.0 | 1.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM-OXALATE | 4 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Tuber | 2.0 | 4.0 | -1.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GLUCOSE | 1 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GLUCURONIC-ACID | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-6-OCTADECENOIC-ACID | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Tuber | 30.0 | 130.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HOMOGENTISIC-ACID | 2 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HOMOGENTISIC-ACID-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Tuber | 70.0 | 95.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOOLEIC-ACID | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antialkali? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiallergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antialzheimeran | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiandrogenic | 3 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antianemic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarrhythmic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 1 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 1 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |