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Plant Skimmia japonica (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Japanese Skimmia
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
(+)-PLATYDESMIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
(-)-MERANZIN-HYDRATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
DICTAMNINE 11 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
EDULIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
FRIEDOOLEAN-14-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ISOIMPERATORIN 8 Leaf not available 3000.0 not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ISOMERANZINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
MERANZIN-HYDRATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
OXYPEOCEDANIN-METHANOLATE 0 Leaf not available 400.0 not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
OXYPEUCEDANIN 6 Leaf not available 800.0 1.00 Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
OXYPEUCEDANIN-HYDRATE 2 Leaf not available 280.0 not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
SESELIN 3 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SKIMMIANINE 21 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SKIMMINE 0 Twig not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
TARAXEROL 2 Leaf not available 1700.0 not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Uterocontractant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 1 Duke, 1992 *