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Common Names
Ching-Feng-Teng
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACUTUMIDINE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACUTUMINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Rhizome | not available | 15400.0 | 1.84 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Rhizome | not available | 16.0 | 1.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDROSINOMENINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DISINOMENINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DL-SYRINGARESINOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Rhizome | not available | 150.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOSINOMENINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-SINACTINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Rhizome | not available | 360.0 | -1.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNOFLORINE | 11 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Rhizome | not available | 21.0 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MICHELALBINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Rhizome | not available | 5560.0 | -0.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINOACUTINE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINOMENINE | 7 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Rhizome | not available | 102.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEPHARINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Curaroid | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Estrogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Gonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Hepatoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 1 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Hypertensive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 2 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Immunomodulator | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunostimulant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Immunosuppressant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |