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Plant Arnica montana (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2-BETA-ETHOXY-6-O-ISOBUTYRYL-2,3-DIHYDROHELENALIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-THYMOL-DIMETHYL-ETHER 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-O-ISOBUTYRYL-TETRAHYDROHELENALIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8,9-DEHYDRO-4-HYDROXY-THYMOL-DIMETHYL-ETHER 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELIC-ACID 1 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARBICIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARNICOLIDE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARNIDIOL 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARNIFOLIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARNISTEROL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BALDRIANIC-ACID 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-LACTUCEROL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETAINE 14 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETULETOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARNAUBYLALCOHOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CATECHIN-TANNINS 0 Rhizome not available 23000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
Antibronchitic 2 Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Anticancer 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 3 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Liver) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Skin) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinogenic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticarcinomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticataract 1 Shin*, K.H., Chung, M.S., Chae, Y.J., Yoon, K.Y., Cho, T.S. 1992. A survey for aldose reductase inhibition of herbal medicines. Fitoterapia 64(2): 130, 1993.
Anticholinesterase 1 L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase.
Antichoreic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 1 Duke, 1992 *