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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 65.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 30.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 15.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-FARNESENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-HIMACHALENE | 0 | Plant | not available | 50.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Leaf | 1.0 | 720.0 | 0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| BETA-THUJONE | 5 | Leaf | 1.0 | 30.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETAINE | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| BETONICINE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Leaf | 6.0 | 275.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNYL-ACETATE | 12 | Plant | not available | 50.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTYRIC-ACID | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Plant | 1535.0 | 8670.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Leaf | 2.0 | 600.0 | 0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHERENONE | 0 | Plant | not available | 70.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Leaf | 20.0 | 2880.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Allergenic | 23 | Martindale's 29th |
| Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 25 | Martindale's 28th |
| Ancylostomicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 10 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ankylostomacide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Anorexic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 9 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiacetylcholine | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 13 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |