Belamcanda chinensis

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Belamcanda chinensis - garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry

blackberry-lily, leopard lily

iridaceous plant - any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae

Belamcanda, genus Belamcanda - a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae

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He et al., "The [alpha]-glucosidase inhibiting isoflavones isolated from belamcanda chinensis leaf extract," Records of Natural Products, vol.

In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of Norathyriol and Mangiferin on [alpha]-Glucosidase

(2004) found that Belamcanda chinensis and the thereby purified tectorigenin possess selective estrogen receptor modulatory property.

Tectoridin from Maackia amurensis modulates both estrogen and thyroid receptors

Experts at the University of Goettingen said that in laboratory tests, tectorigenin, obtained from roots of Belamcanda chinensis, stopped cancer cells growing and in animal tests it had slowed the spread of the cancer.

Flower power may help treat prostate cancer

Belamcanda chinensis (Iridaceae) belongs to the family of iridaceae and its rhizoma has been widely used for the treatment of throat ailment.

Hypoglycemic effect of Belamcanda chinensis leaf extract in normal and STZ-induced diabetic rats and its potential active faction

Belamcanda chinensis (BC) belongs to the family of iridaceae and the isoflavone tectorigenin has been isolated from the rhizome of this plant.

Belamcanda chinensis and the thereof purified tectorigenin have selective estrogen receptor modulator activities

Isorhapontigenin (Iso; see structure below) is one of the active compounds isolated from the roots of Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC.