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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Anemarrhena asphodeloides (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Chih-Mu, Zhi-Mu
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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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 *
2,6,4'-TRIHYDROXY-4-METHOXYBENZOPHENONE 1 Rhizome *
26-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLFUROST-20(22)-ENE-3-BETA,26-DIOL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL(1---2)-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE 1 Rhizome *
ANEMARAN-A 0 Rhizome *
ANEMARAN-B 0 Rhizome *
ANEMARAN-C 0 Rhizome *
ANEMARAN-D 0 Rhizome *
ANEMARANS 0 Rhizome *
ANEMARRHENASAPONIN-I 2 Rhizome *
ANEMARRHENASAPONIN-IA 2 Rhizome *
ANEMARSAPONIN-A1 0 Rhizome *
ANEMARSAPONIN-A2 0 Rhizome *
ANEMARSAPONIN-B 1 Rhizome *
ANEMARSAPONIN-F 0 Rhizome *
ANEMARSAPONIN-G 0 Rhizome *
ARSENIC 2 Rhizome 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 *
ASPHONIN 1 Rhizome 6000.0 *
CALCIUM 28 Rhizome 10900.0 11600.0 1.02 *
CHIMONIN 0 Rhizome *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiCrohn's 2 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidandruff 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidementia 1 (View) *
Antidepressant 3 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidermatitic 2 (View) Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Antidiabetic 6 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiscotic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 (View) Let's Live, May 1989.
Antidote (Lead) 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (pesticides) 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysgeuzic 1 (View) *
Antidyskinetic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antieczemic 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiencephalopathic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 1 (View) *
Antienterotic 1 (View) *
Antiepileptic 3 (View) *
Antifatigue 4 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.