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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Artemisia capillaris (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Capillary Wormwood
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
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Essential Oil *
1-(2'-METHOXYPHENYL0-2,4-HEXADIYNE 0 Essential Oil *
3,5-DIMETHOXYALLYL-BENZENE 0 Essential Oil *
4'-METHYLCAPILLARISIN 0 Plant *
5-PHENYL-1,3-PENTADIYNE 0 Leaf *
5-PHENYL-1,3-PENTADIYNE 0 Root *
5-PHENYL-1,3-PENTADIYNE 0 Seed *
5-PHENYL-1,3-PENTADIYNE 0 Stem *
6,7-DIMETHYLESCULETIN 3 Plant *
6-DEMETHOXY-4'-METHYLCAPILLARISIN 0 Plant *
6-DEMETHOXYCAPILLARISIN 0 Plant *
7-METHYLCAPILLARISIN 1 Plant *
ACETYLBORNEOL 0 Plant *
AESCULETIN-6,7-DIMETHYL-ETHER 1 Plant *
AESCULETIN-DIMETHYL-ETHER 0 Fruit *
AESCULETIN-DIMETHYL-ETHER 0 Leaf *
ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE 0 Essential Oil *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Essential Oil *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Essential Oil *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Essential Oil *

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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 1 (View) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 1 (View) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Abortifacient 1 (View) *
Acaricide 4 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 5 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 11 (View) Yamaguchi, T., Ueda, T., Sata, S., Mihashi, H. 1989. Aldose Reductase Inhibitors for Treatment of Diabetic Diseases. Patent, Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho-01 228,914. 5pp.
Allelochemic 6 (View) *
Allelopathic 3 (View) *
Allergenic 7 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 10 (View) *
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Anesthetic 6 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Anthelmintic 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 4 (View) *
Antiacne 4 (View) *