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Plant Lycoris radiata (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Spider Lily
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2-(4-HYDROXY-BENZYL)-MALIC-ACID 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSANTHEMIN 0 Flower not available 400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-SAMBUBIOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEMETHYLHOMOLYCORINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEMETHYLLYCORAMINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYLRADIATINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTANE 0 Bulb 110000.0 120000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Bulb not available 21400.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GALANTHAMINE 18 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Bulb not available 6900.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
HAEMANTHAMINE 5 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HAEMANTHIDINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HIGANBANAMANNAN 0 Bulb not available 39000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HIPPEASTRINE 2 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOLYCORINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYCORAMINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYCOREMINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYCORENINE 3 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYCORICYANINCHLORIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Analeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialcoholic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 1 Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Antibutylcholinesterase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticholinesterase 2 Martindale's 28th
Antidiabetic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidote (Iodine) 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiedemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antifeedant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihangover 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatotoxic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiherpetic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihiccup 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiketotic 2 Merck 11th Edition