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Plant Acorus calamus (Acoraceae)

Common Names
Sweetflag, Calamus, Flagroot, Myrtle Flag, Sweet Calamus, Sweetroot
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-CALAMUSENONE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
(-)-BETA-CURCUMENE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
(-)-TROPONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Rhizome 0.0 100.0 -0.80 Duke, 1992 *
2,4,5-TRIMETHOXYBENZALDEHYDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4,5-TRIMETHOXYBENZALDEHYDE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
2,5-DIMETHOXYBENZOQUINONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
2,5-DIMETHOXYQUINONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
2,6-DIEPISHYOBUNONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
ACETEUGENOL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACOLAMONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACOLAMONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACORADIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ACORAGERMACRONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACORAMONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ACORENOL 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ACORENONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ACORIC-ACID 9 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ACORIN 0 Plant not available 2000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ACORINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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(-)-Chronotropic 2 (View Chemicals list for (-)-Chronotropic) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 2 (View Chemicals list for (-)-Inotropic) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 (View Chemicals list for Absorbent) Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 8 (View Chemicals list for Acaricide) Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 5 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for AChE-Inhibitor) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Algicide 1 (View Chemicals list for Algicide) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allelochemic 4 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic) Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 6 (View Chemicals list for Allelopathic) Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 10 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Martindale's 29th
Analgesic 12 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 10 (View Chemicals list for Anesthetic) Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View Chemicals list for Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
Anhydrotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anhydrotic) Martindale's 29th
Anorexic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Anthelmintic 2 (View Chemicals list for Anthelmintic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacetylcholine 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacetylcholine) Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.