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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
SUCCINIC-ACID 7 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE 14 Rhizome not available 10000.0 -0.89 Duke, 1992 *
TARAXASTEROL 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL 71 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL-HYDROQUINONE-DIMETHYL-ETHER 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL-METHYL-ETHER 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIDECADIEN-(1,11)-TETRAIN-(3,5,7,9) 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIDECADIEN-(3,5)-TRIIN-(7,9,11)-OL-(1)-ACETATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIDECAEN-TETRAIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIDECAPENTAIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIDECATRIEN-(1,3,5)-TRIIN-(7,9,11) 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIDECEN-(1)-PENTAIN(3,5,7,9,11) 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIMETHYLAMINE 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOPHYLL 3 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOPHYLL-EPOXIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZEAXANTHIN 5 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiosteoporotic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 14 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant (LDL) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant Synergist 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiperiodontic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 4 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiplaque 1 Osawa, K., Matsumoto, T., Maruyama, T., Takiguchi, T., Okuda, K., and Takazoe, I., Studies of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and their constituents against periodontopathic bacteria, Bull Tokyo Dent. Coll., 31 (1), 1990, 17-21
Antiplatelet 1 De Smet, P.A.G.M., Keller, K., Hansel, R. and Chandler, R.F., eds. 1993. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs 2. Springr-Verlag, Berlin. 348pp.
Antipolio 3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antiprogestational 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiproliferant 3 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiprostaglandin 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiprostatitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiproteolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipsoriac 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antipyretic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Antiradicular 7 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.