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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.
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 *
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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
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Anxiolytic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
Beta-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 3 Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Collagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist 1 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
Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Ergogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Flatugenic 1 Singh, J., Gupta, K., and Arora, S.K. 1993. Changes in the anti-nutritional factors of developing seeds and pod walls of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.). Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 46: 77-84, 1994.
Fungicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hemolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hyperglycemic 1 Merck 11th Edition