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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
CIS-HINOKIRESINOL 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Rhizome 5.0 9.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Rhizome 90.0 1400.0 3.14 Duke, 1992 *
ISOMANGIFERIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
LILAGENIN-3-O-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1-->2)-[BETA-XYLOPYRANOSYL-(1-->3)]-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1-->4)-BETA-GALACTOPYRANOSID 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Rhizome 1130.0 1200.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Rhizome 10.0 40.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
MANGIFERIN 18 Rhizome 1200.0 13000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGIFERIN-7-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE 1 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MARKOGENIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MARKOGENIN-3-O-TIMOBIOSIDE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEOGITOGENIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
NEOGITOGENIN-3-O-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1-->2)[BETA-XYLOPYRANOSYL-(1-->3)]-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1-->4)-BETA-GALACTOPYRANOS 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINAMIDE 2 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINIC-ACID 11 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
NYASOL 6 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
POTASSIUM 14 Rhizome 5360.0 10100.0 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
SAPONINS 5 Rhizome not available 60000.0 -1.00 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.