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Common Names
Crepe Ginger; Wild Ginger; Cane Reed
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-OXO-HEPTACOSANOIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 14-OXO-TRICHOSANOIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 15-OXO-OCTACOSANOIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 5-ALPHA-STIGMAST-9(11)-EN-3-BETA-OL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CORTICOSIDE-I | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| CORTICOSIDE-J | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| CURCUMIN | 135 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CURCUMINOIDS | 9 | Rhizome | not available | 30000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSGENIN | 7 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DISOCIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GRACILLIN | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| STARCH | 5 | Rhizome | not available | 333333.0 | -0.64 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| STEROID SAPONINS | 0 | Rhizome | 10000.0 | 40000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRADECYL-11-METHYLTRIDECANOATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| TETRADECYL-13-METHYLPENTADECANOATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| TIGOGENIN | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIACONTANOIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Chemopreventive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 1 | HerbalGram No. 24, page 37. |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima. |
| Cytotoxic | 2 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Demulcent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deodorant | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Emollient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Estrogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fungicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathionigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |