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HHaloxylon salicornicum, Hamamelis virginiana, Hamiltonnia suaveolens, Harpagophytum Procumbens DC, Helicteres isora, Hintonia standleyana, Hintonia latiflora, Hordeum vulgare, Hovenia thunb, Humulus lupulus, Hydnocarpus wightiana, Hydrastis canadesis, Hygrophila longoifolia, Hygrophila auriculata, Hylocereus undatus, Hypoxis hemerocallidea, Hemionitis arifolia , Helichrysum plicatum , Helichrysum gravelolens, Hibiscus rosa, Heliotropium zeylanicum, Harpephyllum caffrum

Hypoxis hemerocallidea

Taxonomy:

Kingdom : Plantae

Division : Magnoliophyta

Class : Liliopsida

Order : Asparagales

Family : Hypoxidaceae

Genus : Hypoxis

Chemical Constituents: Sterols, beta-sitosterol (BSS), stigmasterol (STG), and the stanol, stigmastanol (STN).

Part used : Capitulums.

Refrence:

Chemical constituents

In vitro evaluation of human cytochrome P450 and P-glycoprotein-mediated metabolism of some phytochemicals in extracts and formulations of African potato.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17336049
'African potato' (Hypoxis hemerocallidea corm): a plant-medicine for modern and 21st century diseases of mankind? - a review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18693293

Ant hyperglycemic Activity

Effects of Hypoxis hemerocallidea (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) [Hypoxidaceae] corm (African Potato) aqueous extract on renal electrolyte and fluid handling in the rat.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16350831
Antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic properties of Hypoxis hemerocallidea Fisch. & C.A. Mey. (Hypoxidaceae) corm ['African Potato'] aqueous extract in mice and rats.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16191469

Hypoglycemic effect of Hypoxis hemerocallidea corm (African potato) aqueous extract in rats.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14671679