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Common Names
Chinese Polystichum
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| 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 | 22.0 | 90.0 | 1.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BROMINE | 0 | Plant | 2.0 | 10.0 | -0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Plant | 6000.0 | 6900.0 | -0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Plant | 3000.0 | 4700.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Plant | 4.0 | 20.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Plant | not available | 10.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IODINE | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Plant | 500.0 | 1900.0 | 1.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEAD | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Plant | 37.0 | 62.0 | -0.25 | 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 | not available | 900.0 | -1.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Plant | 12000.0 | 20000.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUBIDIUM | 0 | Plant | 10.0 | 13.0 | -0.90 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STRONTIUM | 0 | Plant | 20.0 | 60.0 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SULFUR | 14 | Plant | 1700.0 | 2100.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TITANIUM | 0 | Plant | 50.0 | 121.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Plant | 34.0 | 60.0 | 0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitinnitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitriglyceride | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitumor (Esophagus)? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiulcer | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiviral | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anxiolytic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Candidicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Cardioprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Comedogenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Copper-Antagonist | 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 |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Dermatitigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |