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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Immunomodulator | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunostimulant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| 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 | 3 | 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 |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| 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. |
| 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 * |
| Pesticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 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. |
| Sweetener | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |