Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Iris x germanica (Iridaceae)

Common Names
Orris
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
2-NONEN-1-AL 0 Rhizome *
3',4',5-TRIHYDROXY-6,7-DIMETHOXYISOFLAVONE 0 Plant *
3',4',5-TRIHYDROXY-6,7-METHYLENEDIOXYISOFLAVONE 0 Plant *
4',5'7-TRIHYDROXY-3',6-DIMETHOXYISOFLAVONE 0 Plant *
ACETALDEHYDE 6 Rhizome *
ACETOPHENONE 6 Rhizome *
ACETOVANILLONE 0 Rhizome *
ACETOVERATRONE 0 Rhizome *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Rhizome *
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Leaf *
ALPHA-IRONE 0 Rhizome *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Flower 4200.0 0.46 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 4860.0 0.01 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 870.0 -0.15 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Rhizome *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Rhizome *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Rhizome *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Rhizome *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf *
BETA-IRONE 0 Rhizome *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Absorbent 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Addictive 1 (View) Science News, 145: 294.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) 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
Allergenic 6 (View) *
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anesthetic 4 (View) *
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 2 (View) *
Antiacne 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiadenomic 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
AntiAGE 1 (View) 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
Antiaggregant 2 (View) Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Antiaging 2 (View) *