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Plant Siegesbeckia orientalis (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Hsi Chien; Saint Paul'Swort
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
ARSENIC 2 Plant not available 0.3 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Plant not available 11100.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Plant 9.0 10.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
DARUTIGENOL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DARUTINE 0 Root not available 1500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DARUTOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Plant not available 190.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
ISODARUTIGENOL-B 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISODARUTIGENOL-C 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Plant not available 2660.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Plant not available 231.0 0.96 Duke, 1992 *
ORIENTALIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Plant not available 20400.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Plant not available 90.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL 12 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Plant not available 17.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 2 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
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.
Antiandrogenic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
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.