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 |
---|---|---|
Anxiolytic | 5 | Merck 11th Edition |
Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Apoptotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
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 |
Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Calcium-Antagonist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Cancer-Preventive | 6 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
Candidicide | 2 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
Cardioprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Cardiovascular | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Cathartic | 2 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
CNS-Depressant | 1 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
CNS-Inhibitor | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Collyrium | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |