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Common Names
Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIZANENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZIZANOIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZIZANOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidepressant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiear-wax | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiedemic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiesophagitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifatigue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifeedant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrinolytic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antiflu | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195. |
| Antiglutamaergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihalitosic | 1 | American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993. |
| Antihangover | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antihiccup | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihistaminic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antihyperkinetic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |