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Plant Smilax china (Smilacaceae)

Common Names
China Root
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CINCHONIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSGENIN 7 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 111000.0 -0.81 Duke, 1992 *
ISOSERYL-S-METHYLCYSTEAMINE-SULFOXIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RESIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SMILAX-SAPONIN-A 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SMILAX-SAPONIN-B 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SMILAX-SAPONIN-C 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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Activity Sort descending Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 5-HT-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic) Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anemiagenic) Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anthelmintic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaggregant) Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic) Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialopecic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiandrogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiandrogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiapoplectic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiapoplectic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiatherogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiatherosclerotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 2 (View Chemicals list for Antibacterial) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticancer 2 (View Chemicals list for Anticancer) Duke, 1992 *
Anticapillary-Fragility 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticapillary-Fragility) Merck 7th Ed.
Anticariogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticariogenic) Duke, 1992 *