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Common Names
Orris
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAPTHALENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONYL-ALDEHYDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ALDEHYDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PELARGONIC-ACID | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Rhizome | 200000.0 | 500000.0 | 0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUGAR | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDECANOIC-ACID | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDECYLIC-ACID | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UNDECYLIC-ACID | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Addictive | 1 | Science News, 145: 294. |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 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 |
| Allergenic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anesthetic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AntiAGE | 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 |
| Antiaggregant | 2 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Antiaging | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |