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Common Names
Blue Flag
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FURFURAL | 6 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFUROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUM | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTACOSAN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IPURANOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRIDIN | 10 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPHTHALIC-ACID | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Toyomizu, M., Sugiyama, S., Jin, R. L., Nakatsu, T. 1993. Alpha-Glucosidase and Aldose Reductase Inhibitors: Constituents of Cashew, Anacardium occidentale, Nut Shell Liquids. Phytotherapy Research, 7(3): 252-254. |
| Analgesic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiandrogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Antibacterial | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticancer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 1 | A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp. |
| Antidermatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote (Iodine) | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antieczemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrinolytic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |