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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aperient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Apoptotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 1 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |