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Plant Fritillaria thunbergii (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Bei-Mu; Fritillary
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 Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL...GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL...GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APOVERTICINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Bulb not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
BETA-SITOSTERYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CALCIUM 28 Bulb not available 400.0 -1.28 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.
CAMPESTEROL 2 Bulb not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
COPPER 12 Bulb not available 12.0 1.17 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.
ENT-(16S)-ATISAN-13,17-OXIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ENT-15,16-EPOXYKAURAN-17-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ENT-15BETA,16-EPOXY-KAURAN-17-OL 0 Bulb not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ENT-16-ATISAN-13,17-OXIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ENT-16-HYDROXYKAURAN-17-YL-ENT-LAUR-15-EN-17-OATE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ENT-16ALPHA-METHOXYKAURAN-17-OL 0 Bulb not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ENT-16BETA,17-EPOXY-KAURANE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ENT-16BETA-HYDROXY-KAURA-17-YL-ENT-15,16-EPOXYKAUR-17-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ENT-16BETA-HYDROXY-KAURAN-17-YL-ENT-KAUR-15-EN-17-OATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ENT-17-NORKAURAN-16-ONE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ENT-KAUR-15-EN-17-OL 0 Bulb not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ENT-KAURAN-16ALPHA,17-DIOL 0 Bulb not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiimpotence 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 29th
Antileukemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiLyme 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antimaculitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimenopausal 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimenorrhagic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS 1 Duke, 1992 *