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Common Names
Yarrow; Milfoil
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-BETONICINE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| (-)-VIBURNITOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| (E)-NEROLIDOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Leaf | 24.0 | 1680.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,3-DEHYDROXYDESACETOXYMATRICIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| 2,3-DIHYDROACETOXYMATRICIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-PENTYL-5-PROPYLRESORCINOL | 0 | Plant | not available | 70.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-OXAGUAIANOLIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-OXO-3,4-DIHYDRO-2,3-DIAZAPHENOXANTHIN | 0 | Plant | not available | 36.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXY-3,6,7,4'-TETRAMETHOXYFLAVONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 6,10,14-TRIMETHYL-PENTADECAN-2-ONE | 0 | Plant | not available | 32.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-ACETOCYARTABSIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-ACETYLAGELOLIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| 8-ANELOOXYARTABSIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYLBALCHANOLIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| ACHICEINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| ACHILLEINE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACHILLETINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| ACHILLICIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| ACHILLIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (-)-Chronotropic | 3 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| (-)-Inotropic | 3 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Additive | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aedifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |