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Plant Calea zacatechichi (Asteraceae)

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Common name(s)
Bitter Grass, Dog's Grass, Mexican Calea
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 1-ALPHA-ACETOXYZACATECHINOLIDE Plant -- -- -- *
0 1-ALPHA-HYDROXYACETOXYZACATECHINOLIDE-ACETATE Plant -- -- -- *
0 1-ALPHA-HYDROXYZACATECHINOLIDE-METHYL-ETHER Plant -- -- -- *
0 1-OXOZACATECHINOLIDE Plant -- -- -- *
0 ACETYLENES Plant -- -- -- *
0 CALEINS Plant -- -- -- *
0 CALEOCHROMENE-A Plant -- -- -- *
0 CALEOCHROMENE-B Plant -- -- -- *
0 CARBONIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
0 CHLORHYDRIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
0 GERMACROLIDES Plant -- -- -- *
4 PHOSPHORIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
0 POLYACETYLENES Plant -- -- -- *
34 SALICYLIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
7 SUCCINIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
0 SULFURIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.