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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Calea zacatechichi (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Bitter Grass, Dog's Grass, Mexican Calea
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1-ALPHA-ACETOXYZACATECHINOLIDE 0 Plant *
1-ALPHA-HYDROXYACETOXYZACATECHINOLIDE-ACETATE 0 Plant *
1-ALPHA-HYDROXYZACATECHINOLIDE-METHYL-ETHER 0 Plant *
1-OXOZACATECHINOLIDE 0 Plant *
ACETYLENES 0 Plant *
CALEINS 0 Plant *
CALEOCHROMENE-A 0 Plant *
CALEOCHROMENE-B 0 Plant *
CARBONIC-ACID 0 Plant *
CHLORHYDRIC-ACID 0 Plant *
GERMACROLIDES 0 Plant *
PHOSPHORIC-ACID 4 Plant *
POLYACETYLENES 0 Plant *
SALICYLIC-ACID 34 Plant *
SUCCINIC-ACID 7 Plant *
SULFURIC-ACID 0 Plant *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Additive 2 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) Toyomizu, M., Sugiyama, S., Jin, R. L., Nakatsu, T. 1993. Alpha-Glucosidase and Aldose Reductase Inhibitors: Constituents of Cashew, Anacardium occidentale, Nut Shell Liquids. Phytotherapy Research, 7(3): 252-254.
Analgesic 1 (View) *
Antiarthritic 1 (View) Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antibacterial 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antidandruff 1 (View) A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidermatotic 1 (View) *
Antieczemic 1 (View) *
Antifeedant 1 (View) *
Antiichthyosic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiinflammatory 1 (View) Pharmazie, 46: 156, 1991.
Antineuralgic 1 (View) Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antioncychomycotic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antioxidant 1 (View) Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiperiodic 1 (View) *
Antipodagric 1 (View) *
Antipsoriac 1 (View) *
Antipyretic 1 (View) *
Antirheumatic 1 (View) *