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Plant Ophiopogon japonicus (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
TRIACONTANOL 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Tuber 7.0 16.0 -0.66 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sweetener 1 Merck 11th Edition
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Tranquilizer 2 Duke, 1992 *
Trichomonicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Triglycerigenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Ubiquiot 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Uricogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Vasoconstrictor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 3 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 2 Martindale's 29th