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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fungicide | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastroprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Hemolytic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Hepatoprotective | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotonic | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Herbicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 3 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| Hypnotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunostimulant | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 5 | J. Stored. Prod. Res., 22:141, 1986. |
| Insectiphile | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |