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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
ISOBUTYRIC-ACID 2 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOBUTYRIC-ACIDPHLORYLESTER 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LACINIATIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LACTIC-ACID 8 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LAURIC-ACID 7 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN 15 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN 78 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-7-O-MONOGLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
M-PHLOROL-METHYL-ETHER 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE 3 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PATULETIN 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTAIN-ON 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOSTEROLS 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-GLUCO-GALACURONIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
REDUCING-SUGARS 0 Rhizome not available 5000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
SPINACETIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 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
Aphidifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Artemicide 1 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Astringent 2 Merck 11th Edition
Ataxigenic 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Atherogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Autotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bacteristat 3 Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila*, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198.
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bifidogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bronchodilator 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Bruchifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bruchiphobe 3 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Calcium-Antagonist 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 9 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 4 Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Capillarigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiodepressant 1 Duke, 1992 *