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Common Names
Chih-Mu; Zhi-Mu
How this plant is used
Medicinal
Select a Results View:
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiinflammatory | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomniac? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiischemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| AntiLegionella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antileukemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiLyme | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimaculitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimalarial | 1 | Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp. |
| Antimastalgic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimelanogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenopausal | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimicrobial | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |