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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | not available | 1190.0 | -0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Root | not available | 24.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNINOTRIOSE | 0 | Root | 10000.0 | 56000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNITOL | 18 | Root | 10000.0 | 74000.0 | 1.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MELITTOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Root | not available | 1000.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Plant | 1000.0 | 6000.0 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORIC-ACID | 4 | Root | 11000.0 | 21000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | not available | 9730.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Root | 3000.0 | 4000.0 | 1.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | Root | 36000.0 | 87000.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| REHMAGLUTINS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| REHMANNIOSIDES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Root | 1000.0 | 9000.0 | 3.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | not available | 626.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STACHYOSE | 1 | Root | 321000.0 | 649000.0 | 1.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Root | 28000.0 | 81000.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Root | 1000.0 | 16000.0 | 3.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Root | 1000.0 | 3000.0 | 1.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Root | 1000.0 | 7000.0 | 1.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Neurotoxic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Neurotransmitter | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxidant | 2 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Paralytic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Pesticide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Preservative | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Prooxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Purgative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RNA-Inhibitor | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 275. |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Sedative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sequestrant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Spermicide | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Spermigenic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Sweetener | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |