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Plant Arnica montana (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CHOLINE 20 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIEN-TETRAIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROHELENALIN 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOXYSTEARIC-ACID 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EN-PENTAIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Flower 400.0 1400.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Rhizome 5000.0 63100.0 0.25 Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Root 17700.0 37400.0 1.11 Duke, 1992 *
EUPAFOLIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FARADIOL 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FORMIC-ACID 13 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Rhizome not available 25000.0 -0.66 Duke, 1992 *
FUMARIC-ACID 7 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HELENALIN 34 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HELENIEN 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPTADECATRIIEN-(1,7,9)-TRIIN-(11,13,15) 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISPIDULIN 7 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INULIN 19 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INULIN 19 Rhizome 90000.0 120000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 2 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 2 Martindale's 28th
Additive 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
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
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Ancylostomicide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Angiogenic 1 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 1 Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 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.
Antiacne 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.