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Plant Sinomenium acutum (Menispermaceae)

Common Names
Ching-Feng-Teng
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
STIGMASTEROL 12 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL 12 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRANDRINE 27 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TUDURANINE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Rhizome not available 15.0 -0.41 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
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiischemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 29th
Antileukemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiLyme 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimenopausal 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimenorrhagic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimitotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS 1 Duke, 1992 *