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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiencephalitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiendometriotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 2 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifatigue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifeedant | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Antifertility | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigallstone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigenotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antihangover | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |