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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Fritillaria thunbergii (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Bei-Mu; Fritillary
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
TRANS-COMMUNIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Bulb Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
TRANS-COMMUNOL 0 Bulb Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
VERTICILLINE 2 Bulb Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
VERTICINE 3 Bulb Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
VERTICINONE 0 Bulb Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ZINC 77 Bulb 12.0 -0.79 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
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 *
Diuretic 3 *
Dye 1 Merck 11th Edition
Ergogenic 1 *
Estrogenic 2 *
Febrifuge 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Gonadotrophic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Hepatoprotective 1 *
Hyperglycemic 1 *
Hypertensive 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypocholesterolemic 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Hypoglycemic 2 Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
Hypolipidemic 1 *
Hypotensive 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Immunomodulator 3 *
Immunostimulant 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Immunosuppressant 1 Martindale's 29th
Insulinogenic 2 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
Laxative 2 *
Leptingenic 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