botanical record · discovered
Chih-Mu
Anemarrhena asphodeloides
Chih-Mu · Zhi-Mu · Anemarena asfodelowata · anemaréna asfodelovitá · axlilja · hana-suge · jimo · zhi mu · Анемаррена асфоделовидная · ハナスゲ · 知母 · 지모
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Japan*, Chinese, China, TW
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Antiphlogistic, Antipyretic, Cancer, Diuretic
Science studied: ARSENIC, ASPHOGENIN, CHIMONIN, COPPER
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Liliaceae
Scientific name: Anemarrhena asphodeloides
Common names: Chih-Mu, Zhi-Mu, Anemarena asfodelowata, anemaréna asfodelovitá, axlilja, hana-suge, jimo, zhi mu, Анемаррена асфоделовидная, ハナスゲ, 知母, 지모
POWO: 530140-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Japan*, Chinese, Elsewhere, China, TW.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Antiphlogistic
- Antipyretic
- Cancer
- Diuretic
- Eruption
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Hyperglycemia
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- Laxative
- Refrigerant
- Sedative
- Sweating
- Thirst
- Vertigo
- Cough
- Dysuria
- Ejaculation
- Febrifuge
- Lenitive
- Lumbago
- Tinnitus
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Japan*
- Chinese
- Elsewhere
- China
- TW
Documented cultural uses
- Antiphlogistic
- Antipyretic
- Cancer
- Diuretic
- Eruption
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Hyperglycemia
- Laxative
- Refrigerant
- Sedative
- Sweating
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- Thirst
- Vertigo
- Cough
- Dysuria
- Ejaculation
- Febrifuge
- Lenitive
- Lumbago
- Tinnitus
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Antiphlogistic · Japan* · "
- Antipyretic · Chinese · "
- Cancer · Elsewhere · "
- Diuretic · Japan* · "
- Eruption · China · "
- Expectorant · China · "
- Fever · China · "
- Hyperglycemia · Elsewhere · "
- Laxative · China · "
- Refrigerant · China · "
- Sedative · Japan* · "
- Sweating · China · "
- Thirst · China · "
- Vertigo · China · "
- Cough · China · "
- Diuretic · China · "
- Dysuria · China · "
- Ejaculation · China · "
- Febrifuge · Japan* · "
- Lenitive · China · "
- Lumbago · China · "
- Tinnitus · China · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- A homogalacturonan polysaccharide from Anemarrhena asphodeloides promotes longevity in Caenorhabditis elegans with involvement of DAF-16/FOXO. · 2026 source ↗
- Functional characterization of a novel flavonoid glycosyltransferase UGT89AD6 from Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge and mechanistic insights into its enzymatic O-glycosylation. · 2026 source ↗
- An intelligent pH indicator film based on Anemarrhena asphodeloides polysaccharide/sodium alginate incorporating black rice anthocyanins for monitoring pork freshness. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ARSENIC
- ASPHOGENIN
- CHIMONIN
- COPPER
- MAGNESIUM
- MARKOGENIN-3-O-TIMOBIOSIDE
- NEOGITOGENIN
- PANTOTHENIC-ACID
- POTASSIUM
- SARSASAPOGENIN-3-O-BETA-GALACTOSIDE
- SARSASAPOGENIN-3-O-BETA-SOPHOROSIDE
- SODIUM
- TIMOSAPONIN-A-I
- TIMOSAPONIN-A-II
- TIMOSAPONIN-A-III
- TIMOSAPONIN-B-I
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- TIMOSAPONIN-B-II
- ZINC
- CALCIUM
- ISOMANGIFERIN
- MARKOGENIN
- NICOTINAMIDE
- PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID
- ANEMARAN-A
- ASPHONIN
- IRON
- MANGIFERIN
- NICOTINIC-ACID
- SARSASAPOGENIN
- SARSASAPOGENIN-3-O-BETA-TIMOBIOSIDE
- TIMOSAPONIN-A-IV
- SARSASAPOGENIN-3-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE
- SAPONINS
- XANTHONE
- MANGANESE
- ANEMARAN-B
- ANEMARAN-C
- ANEMARAN-D
- ANEMARANS
- ANEMARRHENASAPONIN-I
- ANEMARRHENASAPONIN-IA
- ANEMARSAPONIN-A1
- ANEMARSAPONIN-A2
- ANEMARSAPONIN-B
- ANEMARSAPONIN-F
- ANEMARSAPONIN-G
- CIS-HINOKIRESINOL
- LILAGENIN-3-O-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1-->2)-[BETA-XYLOPYRANOSYL-(1-->3)]-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1-->4)-BETA-GALACTOPYRANOSID
- MANGIFERIN-7-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE
- NEOGITOGENIN-3-O-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1-->2)[BETA-XYLOPYRANOSYL-(1-->3)]-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1-->4)-BETA-GALACTOPYRANOS
- 26-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLFUROST-20(22)-ENE-3-BETA,26-DIOL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL(1---2)-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE
- NYASOL
- TIMOSAPONIN-B
- TIMOSAPONIN-B-III
- (Z)-1,3-BIS(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-1,4-PENTADIENE
- 2,6,4'-TRIHYDROXY-4-METHOXYBENZOPHENONE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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