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Plant Saussurea lappa (Asteraceae)

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Common name(s)
Costus, Kuth
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (E)-9-ISOPROPYL-6-METHYLDECA-5,9-DIEN-2-ONE Plant -- -- -- *
0 (Z,Z,Z)-1,8,11,14-HEPTADECATETRAENE Root -- -- -- *
0 12-METHOXY-DIHYDROCOSTUNOLIDE Root -- -- -- *
0 22-DIHYDROSTIGMASTEROL Root -- -- -- *
0 3-ISOPROPYLPENTANOIC-ACID Root Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 3-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID Root Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 4-ETHYLOCTANOIC-ACID Root Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 7-OCTENOIC-ACID Root Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
16 ACETIC-ACID Root Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 ALKALOIDS Root -- 500.0 -0.90 *
0 ALPHA-AMORPHENIC-ACID Root Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 ALPHA-AMYRIN-STEARATE Plant -- -- -- *
0 ALPHA-COSTENE Root Essent. Oil 180.0 4200.0 -- *
2 ALPHA-HUMULENE Root Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
5 ALPHA-IONONE Root -- -- -- *
11 ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE Root Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 APLOTAXENE Root 600.0 14000.0 -- *
0 BETA-AMYRIN-STEARATE Plant -- -- -- *
0 BETA-COSTENE Root Essent. Oil 180.0 4200.0 -- *
5 BETA-ELEMENE Root -- -- -- *
*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.