An official website of the United States government.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRIC-ACID | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRYLIC-ACID | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-GUAIJENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIACETYL | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Rhizome | 1000.0 | 20000.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-MYRISTATE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFUROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-IRONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IONONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRIDIN | 10 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRIDOGERMANAL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRIFLOPHENONE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRIFLORENTIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRIFLOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRIGENIN | 4 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRILONE | 4 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antipapillomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiphotophobic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipityriasic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiPMS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipodriac | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipoliomyelitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiporphyric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiprogestational | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiproliferant | 2 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antiprostaglandin | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipruritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipsoriac | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipyretic | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |