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Plant Pulsatilla chinensis (Ranunculaceae)

Common Names
Chinese Anemone
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
23-HYDROXYBETULINIC-ACID 0 Root not available 220.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
28-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL(1,6)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-23-HYDROXYBETULATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AKEBOSIDE-ST-H 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMONIN 12 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMOSAPOGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMOSAPONIN 0 Plant not available 90000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMOSIDE-A-3 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMOSIDE-A-3 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMOSIDE-B-4 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMOSIDE-B-4 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Root not available 1.1 -0.16 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root not available 16200.0 0.96 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Root not available 9.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
DAUCOSTEROL 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEDERAGENIN 9 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEDERAGENIN-3-O-ALPHA-LRHEMNOPYRANOSYL...PYRANOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root not available 1050.0 1.08 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Root not available 3190.0 0.33 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Root not available 119.0 0.88 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Root not available 0.2 0.28 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
Leptingenic 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
Litholytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Molluscicide 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Mucogenic 1 Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990.
Myorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Nephritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nephrotoxic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Neurotransmitter 1 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 5 Duke, 1992 *
Prooxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Purgative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sedative 2 Duke, 1992 *
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Toxic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Tranquilizer 2 Duke, 1992 *
Trichomonicide 2 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.