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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AntiCFS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticlimacteric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticold | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticoronary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidecubitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidementia | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidepressant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 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 |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Iodine) | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antieczemic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 5 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |