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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |