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Plant Tetrapanax papyrifera (Araliaceae)

Common Names
Rice Paper Tree; Tong-Cao; Tung-Tsao
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
XYLOSE 3 Pith not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Pith not available 42.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Trichomonicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Vasodilator 4 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 1 Martindale's 28th