Plant Bletilla striata (Orchidaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Hyacinth Orchid, Chinese Ground Orchid, Hyacinth Bletilla, Dai Chi (Chin.), Shiran (Jap.), Bletilla, Hardy Orchid

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Sort descending	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
3'-O-METHYLBATATASIN-III	2	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
4,7-DIHYDROXY-2-METHOXY-9,10-DIHYDROPHENANTHRENE	2	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ARSENIC	2	Tuber	not available	1.4	1.42	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.
BLESTRIARENE-A	0	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BLESTRIARENE-B	2	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BLESTRIARENE-C	0	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CALCIUM	28	Tuber	not available	4400.0	0.15	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.
COPPER	12	Tuber	not available	12.0	0.02	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.
D-GLUCOSE	1	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
D-MANNOSE	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
GLUCOMANNAN	3	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
IRON	6	Tuber	not available	100.0	-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.
MAGNESIUM	65	Tuber	not available	1890.0	0.26	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.
MANGANESE	14	Tuber	not available	10.0	-0.63	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.
MERCURY	1	Tuber	not available	0.0	-1.00	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.
MUCILAGE	3	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
POTASSIUM	14	Tuber	not available	7380.0	-0.61	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.
SODIUM	1	Tuber	not available	45.0	-0.95	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.
STARCH	5	Tuber	not available	304800.0	-0.68	Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ZINC	77	Tuber	not available	16.0	-0.66	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 Sort descending	Chemical Count	Reference
Absorbent	1 (View Chemicals list for Absorbent)	Martindale's 29th
ACE-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	1 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic)	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	1 (View Chemicals list for Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker)	Duke, 1992 *
Anorectic?	1 (View Chemicals list for Anorectic?)	Martindale's 29th
Anorexic	1 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic)	Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacrodermatitic)	Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaggregant)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiakathisic)	Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic	3 (View Chemicals list for Antialcoholic)	Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic)	Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic	1 (View Chemicals list for Antialopecic)	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran	1 (View Chemicals list for Antialzheimeran)	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic	3 (View Chemicals list for Antianemic)	Martindale's 29th
Antianginal	1 (View Chemicals list for Antianginal)	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiangiogenic)	Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic	1 (View Chemicals list for Antianorectic)	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic	1 (View Chemicals list for Antianorexic)	Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety	2 (View Chemicals list for Antianxiety)	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.