Plant Ophiopogon japonicus (Liliaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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
OLIGOSACCHARIDE-A	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OLIGOSACCHARIDE-B	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OLIGOSACCHARIDE-C	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OPHIOPOGON-A	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OPHIOPOGON-B	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OPHIOPOGON-C	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OPHIOPOGON-D	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OPHIOPOGONANONE-A	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OPHIOPOGONIN-A	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OPHIOPOGONIN-B	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OPHIOPOGONIN-C	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OPHIOPOGONIN-D	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OPHIOPOGONONE-A	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OPHIOPOGONONE-B	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Tuber	8580.0	10600.0	-0.36	Duke, 1992 *
RHAMNOSE	0	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RUSCOGENIN	8	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Tuber	113.0	273.0	-0.68	Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL	12	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE	14	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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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
Hypolipidemic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Immunomodulator	3	Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Immunosuppressant	1	Martindale's 29th
Insulinogenic	2	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Laxative	2	Duke, 1992 *
Leptingenic	1	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Litholytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mucogenic	1	Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990.
Myorelaxant	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neurotransmitter	1	Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Ovulant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide	4	Duke, 1992 *
Preservative	1	Merck 11th Edition
Prooxidant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Schizophrenigenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sedative	1	Duke, 1992 *
Spermicide	1	Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.