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Plant Rehmannia glutinosa (Scrophulariaceae)

Common Names
Chinese Foxglove
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
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.