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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Belamcanda chinensis (Iridaceae)

Common Names
Leopard Lily; Blackberry Lily; Shenan; Iris Tigre (Fr.); Leopardenblume (Ger.); Maravilla (Sp.); Mariposa (Sp.)
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
TECTORIGENIN 5 Rhizome Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ZINC 77 Rhizome 17.0 -0.40 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.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
ACE-Inhibitor 1 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Okada,Y,et al.1995.Search for Naturally Occurring Substances to Prevent the Complications of Diabetes.II.Inhibitory Effect of Coumarin and Flavonoid Derivatives on Bovine Lens Aldose Reductase and Rabbit Platelet Aggregation.Chem Pharm Bull43(8):1385-1387
Analgesic 1 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 *
Anorexic 1 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 1 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant 1 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 1 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 *
Antianorectic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarrhythmic 3 *