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Plant Sophora subprostrata (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Shan Dou Gen
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
4',7-DIHYDROXY-6,8-BIS(3-METHYL-2-BUTENYL)-FLAVANONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANAGYRINE 11 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Root not available 0.2 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root not available 18600.0 1.23 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Root not available 5.0 -0.74 Duke, 1992 *
D-MATRINE-N-OXIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DAIDZEIN 32 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GENISTEIN 81 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root not available 130.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
L-MAACKIAIN 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-PTEROCARPIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL 21 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Root not available 1880.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Root not available 14.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
MATRINE 21 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Root not available 0.1 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-CYTISINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXYMATRINE 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Root not available 820.0 -1.10 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Root not available 76.0 -0.48 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
Inotropic 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Insulinogenic 2 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
Laxative 2 Duke, 1992 *
Leptingenic 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
Lipase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Litholytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
MDR-Inhibitor 1 Castro, A. F., Altenberg, G. A. 1997. Inhibition of Drug Transport by Genistein in Multidrug-Resistant Cell Expressing P-Glycoprotein. Biochem Pharmacol, 53(1): 89-93.
Mucogenic 1 Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990.
Myorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
NADH-Ubiquinone-Oxidoreductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Natriuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nematistat 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Nephrotoxic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Neurotransmitter 1 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Oxytoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Paralytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Peroxidase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.