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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 *
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
Antihypertensive 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiimplantation 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiimpotence 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiischemic 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 29th
Antileukemic 2 Life Sciences 55: 1061.
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Antilithic 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiLyme 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial 1 Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary**, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum*. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986.
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimelanomic 2 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)