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Plant Anemarrhena asphodeloides (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Chih-Mu; Zhi-Mu
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(Z)-1,3-BIS(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-1,4-PENTADIENE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6,4'-TRIHYDROXY-4-METHOXYBENZOPHENONE 1 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
26-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLFUROST-20(22)-ENE-3-BETA,26-DIOL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL(1---2)-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE 1 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARAN-A 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARAN-B 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARAN-C 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARAN-D 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARANS 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARRHENASAPONIN-I 2 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARRHENASAPONIN-IA 2 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARSAPONIN-A1 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARSAPONIN-A2 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARSAPONIN-B 1 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARSAPONIN-F 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARSAPONIN-G 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Rhizome not available 0.1 -0.31 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.
ASPHOGENIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPHONIN 1 Rhizome not available 6000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Rhizome 10900.0 11600.0 1.02 Duke, 1992 *
CHIMONIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.