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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
CIS-HINOKIRESINOL 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Rhizome 5.0 9.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Rhizome 90.0 1400.0 3.14 Duke, 1992 *
ISOMANGIFERIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
LILAGENIN-3-O-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1-->2)-[BETA-XYLOPYRANOSYL-(1-->3)]-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1-->4)-BETA-GALACTOPYRANOSID 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Rhizome 1130.0 1200.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Rhizome 10.0 40.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
MANGIFERIN 18 Rhizome 1200.0 13000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGIFERIN-7-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE 1 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MARKOGENIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MARKOGENIN-3-O-TIMOBIOSIDE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEOGITOGENIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
NEOGITOGENIN-3-O-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1-->2)[BETA-XYLOPYRANOSYL-(1-->3)]-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1-->4)-BETA-GALACTOPYRANOS 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINAMIDE 2 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINIC-ACID 11 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
NYASOL 6 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
POTASSIUM 14 Rhizome 5360.0 10100.0 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
SAPONINS 5 Rhizome not available 60000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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 *