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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.
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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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiCrohn's 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidandruff 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidementia 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidermatitic 2 Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Antidiabetic 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 Let's Live, May 1989.
Antidote (Lead) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (pesticides) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antieczemic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiencephalopathic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antifatigue 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.