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Plant Scrophularia buergeriana (Scrophulariaceae)

Common Names
Hsuan-Shen; Yuan-Shen
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
8-(O-METHYL-P-COUMAROYL)-HARPAGIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Root not available 0.1 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root not available 2670.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Root 5.0 6.0 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HARPAGIDE 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HARPAGOSIDE 6 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root not available 140.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Root not available 2060.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Root not available 18.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
OLIGOSACCHARIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-METHOXY-CINNAMIC-ACID 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Root not available 14500.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Root not available 96.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
STACHYOSE 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Root not available 13.0 -0.49 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
(+)-Inotropic 1 Duke, 1992 *
(-)-Chronotropic 2 Duke, 1992 *
(-)-Inotropic 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiallergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.