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Common Names
Orris
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |