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Common Names
Chih-Mu; Zhi-Mu
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARSASAPOGENIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SARSASAPOGENIN-3-O-BETA-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SARSASAPOGENIN-3-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SARSASAPOGENIN-3-O-BETA-SOPHOROSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SARSASAPOGENIN-3-O-BETA-TIMOBIOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Rhizome | 52.0 | 289.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIMOSAPONIN-A-I | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| TIMOSAPONIN-A-II | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| TIMOSAPONIN-A-III | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIMOSAPONIN-A-IV | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| TIMOSAPONIN-B | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIMOSAPONIN-B-I | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIMOSAPONIN-B-II | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIMOSAPONIN-B-III | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 13000.0 | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ZINC | 77 | Rhizome | 19.0 | 27.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Pesticide | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124. |
| Prooxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Secretogogue | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| T-Cell-Stimulant | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Testosterone-5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trichomonicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Vasodilator | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 1 | Martindale's 28th |