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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
Antitumor (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Mouth) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiviral 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Anxiolytic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
Beta-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
c-AMP-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Calcium-Antagonist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 2 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective 4 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 1 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.