An official website of the United States government.
Common Names
Orris
How this plant is used
Medicinal
Select a Results View:
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRILONE-4'-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRISOLIDONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRISOLONE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRISOLONE-4'-BIOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRISTECTOGENIN-B | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-CAPRATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-CAPRYLATE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-LAURATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-LINOLEATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-MYRISTATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-OLEATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-PALMITATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-PELARGONATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-STEARATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Rhizome | 850.0 | 17000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-DECYLALDEHYDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-1A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima. |
| Cytoproliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Demulcent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dermatitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Embryotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-97. |
| Emollient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Enterorelaxant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Estrogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| FLavor | 10 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |