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Plant Scrophularia buergeriana (Scrophulariaceae)

Common Names
Hsuan-Shen; Yuan-Shen
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarrhythmic 4 Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Antiarthritic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiatherosclerotic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticephalagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticlimacteric 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticolitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticonvulsant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticoronary 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
AntiCrohn's 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidandruff 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.