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Common Names
Indian Squill; Sea-Onion
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCOSIDES | 0 | Tuber | not available | 3000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNOSE | 3 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Tuber | not available | 510000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROSCILLAREDIN | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCILLARENIN | 5 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCILLARENIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCILLARENIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCILLARENS | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCILLIGLAUCOSIDE | 1 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCILLIGLAUCOSIDE-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCILLIPHASOSIDIN | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCILLIPHASOSIDIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XYLOSE | 3 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadhesive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarcinomic | 1 | Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al) |
| Anticystitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiedemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiketotic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinoviral | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiUTI | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiviral | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Cancer-Preventive | 1 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Cardiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Demulcent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diagnostic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Dye | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hyperglycemic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |