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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-NONEN-1-AL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3',4',5-TRIHYDROXY-6,7-DIMETHOXYISOFLAVONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3',4',5-TRIHYDROXY-6,7-METHYLENEDIOXYISOFLAVONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4',5'7-TRIHYDROXY-3',6-DIMETHOXYISOFLAVONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETALDEHYDE | 6 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOPHENONE | 6 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOVANILLONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOVERATRONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CAROTENE | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-IRONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Flower | not available | 4200.0 | 0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | not available | 4860.0 | 0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | not available | 870.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-IRONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Irritant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Larvicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Lubricant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 2 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Mycobactericide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Narcotic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Nematicide | 5 | Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183. |
| Neurotoxic | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Perfumery | 7 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |