An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

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
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 *