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Common Names
Chinese Foxglove
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALANINE | 3 | Root | 3000.0 | 9000.0 | 2.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Root | 42000.0 | 87000.0 | 3.81 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Root | 1000.0 | 39000.0 | 3.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AUCUBIN | 20 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | not available | 1150.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATALPOL | 3 | Root | not available | 1100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Root | not available | 4.0 | -0.85 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-FRUCTOSE | 0 | Root | 17000.0 | 56000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GALACTOSE | 0 | Root | 7000.0 | 53000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GLUCOSE | 1 | Root | 17000.0 | 91000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GABA | 22 | Root | 4000.0 | 31000.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSAMINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Root | 2000.0 | 53000.0 | 3.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Root | 1000.0 | 2000.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Root | 1000.0 | 4000.0 | 2.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | not available | 920.0 | 0.89 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Root | 2000.0 | 9000.0 | 2.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Root | 2000.0 | 5000.0 | 0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Root | 2000.0 | 4000.0 | 0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hypoarginanemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 2 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Immunomodulator | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunostimulant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Insulinogenic | 2 | 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 |
| Lactagogue | 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. |
| Laxative | 4 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| 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 |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| 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. |
| Nephrotoxic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Neuroexcitant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Neuroinhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |