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Common Names
Rice Paper Tree; Tong-Cao; Tung-Tsao
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASH | 0 | Pith | not available | 59000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Pith | not available | 18300.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Pith | not available | 436000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Pith | not available | 8.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GALACTURONIC-ACID | 0 | Pith | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Pith | not available | 11000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Pith | not available | 487000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Pith | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Pith | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Pith | not available | 90.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Pith | not available | 2120.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Pith | not available | 43.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MERCURY | 1 | Pith | not available | 0.1 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PAPYRIOGENIN-G | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PAPYRIOSIDES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTOSANS | 0 | Pith | not available | 58000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Pith | not available | 3040.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Pith | not available | 11000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Pith | not available | 103.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| URONIDE | 0 | Pith | not available | 280000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 1 | Let's Live, May 1989. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antieczemic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiendometriotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienterotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepileptic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifatigue | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antifibromyalgic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifuruncular | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antigastrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihangover | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |