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Common Names
Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| CARYOPHYLLINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Root | not available | 2600.0 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-ISOASARONE | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| CIS-ISOELEMICIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 50.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| COPPER | 12 | Rhizome | not available | 4.0 | -1.46 | Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272. |
| CRYPTOACORONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Rhizome | 5.0 | 1050.0 | 1.41 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| DELTA-CARENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| DELTA-CARENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| DELTA-GUAZULENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEXTRIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| DEXTROSE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| DIMETHYL-AMINE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| ELEMICIN | 16 | Rhizome | 10.0 | 650.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ENANTHYLIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | not available | 2000.0 | -0.84 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Rhizome | 10000.0 | 100000.0 | 0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Shoot | not available | 1200.0 | -0.84 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiinflammatory | 15 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antikeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilaryngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilisteria | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| AntiLyme | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphomic | 3 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antimaculitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimange | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimanic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimastalgic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimeasles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antimenopausal | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |