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Plant Symphoricarpos orbiculatus (Caprifoliaceae)

Common Names
Buckbush
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
ALUMINUM 5 Stem 190.0 4400.0 3.47 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Stem 38000.0 88000.0 0.92 Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Stem 11.0 2640.0 2.96 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Stem 3.0 26.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Stem 0.0 5.0 1.38 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Stem 2584.0 22880.0 0.45 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Stem 0.3 6.2 0.08 Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Stem 0.0 2.4 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Stem 3.8 132.0 0.41 Duke, 1992 *
FLUORINE 0 Stem 0.0 0.3 1.95 Duke, 1992 *
IODINE 12 Stem 4.0 6.0 0.77 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Stem 19.0 4400.0 3.47 Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Stem 2.0 176.0 2.30 Duke, 1992 *
LITHIUM 11 Stem 0.2 1.1 -1.66 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Stem 380.0 8800.0 1.70 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Stem 19.0 2640.0 1.06 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Stem 0.0 0.1 0.71 Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL 3 Stem 0.2 4.4 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Stem 228.0 4224.0 1.28 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Stem 3268.0 19360.0 0.43 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
Myorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Natriuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nephrotoxic 4 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 2 Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Pancreatoxic 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
Pesticide 4 Duke, 1992 *
Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Prooxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Sparer 1 Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990.
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Protisticide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Taenicide 1 Martindale's 28th
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Thyrotropic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Toxic 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