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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitinnitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitriglyceride | 1 | 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 |
| Antitumor (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. |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiviral | 1 | Abid Ali Khan, M.M., Jain, D.C., Bhakuni, R.S., Zaim, M., and Thakur, R.S. 1991. Occurrence of some antiviral sterols in Artemisia annua. Plant Science, 75: 161-165, 1991. |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anxiolytic | 4 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Arrhythmigenic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Artemicide | 1 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchodilator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 4 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |