Plant Sophora japonica (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Japanese Pagoda Tree

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
(+)-MEDICARPIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(D,L)-MAACKIAIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5,7,4'-TRIHYDROXY-ISOFLAVONE-4'-BETA-NEOHESPERIDOSIDE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5,7-DIHYDROXY-3',4'-METHYLENEDIOXYISOFLAVONE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AMHYDROPISATIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Leaf	not available	470.0	-0.40	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Seed	not available	39000.0	-0.27	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETULIN	13	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A	32	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A-7-(BETA-D-XYLOSYL{1-6}-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE)	0	Wood	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A-7-BETA-D-GENTIOBIOSIDE	0	Wood	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Seed	not available	2649.0	-0.28	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Seed	not available	668000.0	0.57	Duke, 1992 *
CYTISINE	10	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
D-MAACKIAIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	69000.0	121000.0	-0.76	Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID	61	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Seed	not available	99000.0	-0.28	Duke, 1992 *

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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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient	1	Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	8	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	2	Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic	2	Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	3	Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiacne	1	Duke, 1992 *