Aletris farinosa (Colic Root)

Traditional uses

US

• Ache(Stomach)
• Colic
• Diuretic
• Sedative
• Sore
• Stomachic
• Ache(Back)
• Breast
• Emetic
• Tonic
• Vermifuge

Tradition unspecified

• Colic
• Stomach
• Diuretic
• Uterus

US(Appalachia)

• Colic
• Rheumatism
• Stomachic
• Tonic

French

• Diuretic

German

• Purgative

Dutch

• Tonic

Chemicals

Root

• ALKALOIDS
• DIOSGENIN
• SAPONIN

Activities

1. Antifatigue — 1 compounds; DIOSGENIN
2. Antiinflammatory — 1 compounds; DIOSGENIN
3. Antistress — 1 compounds; DIOSGENIN
4. Estrogenic — 1 compounds; DIOSGENIN
5. Hepatoprotective — 1 compounds; toxic activity; DIOSGENIN
6. Hypocholesterolemic — 1 compounds; DIOSGENIN
7. Mastogenic — 1 compounds; DIOSGENIN

Toxic compounds

• DIOSGENIN — Hepatoprotective; Root