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Common Names
Chih-Mu; Zhi-Mu
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 2 | 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. |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp |
| Collagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Copper-Antagonist | 1 | 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 |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Depressant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 4 | 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. |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 200. |
| Fungicide | 3 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Glutathione-Depleting | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypertensive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |