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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
(Z)-1,3-BIS(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-1,4-PENTADIENE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6,4'-TRIHYDROXY-4-METHOXYBENZOPHENONE 1 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
26-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLFUROST-20(22)-ENE-3-BETA,26-DIOL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL(1---2)-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE 1 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARAN-A 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARAN-B 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARAN-C 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARAN-D 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARANS 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARRHENASAPONIN-I 2 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARRHENASAPONIN-IA 2 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARSAPONIN-A1 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARSAPONIN-A2 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARSAPONIN-B 1 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARSAPONIN-F 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMARSAPONIN-G 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Rhizome not available 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 not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPHONIN 1 Rhizome not available 6000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Rhizome 10900.0 11600.0 1.02 Duke, 1992 *
CHIMONIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available 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
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinociceptive 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiophidic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiosteoporotic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperoxidant 1 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiplaque 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiplasmodial 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.
AntiPMS 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprolactin 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiprostatitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).