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Plant Artemisia dracunculus (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Tarragon
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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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
(E)-2-DIHYDROXY-4-METHOXY-4-METHOXYCINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ETHER 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)-ARTEMIDIN 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
(Z)-ARTEMIDIN 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
1,2-DIMETHOXY-4-ALLYL-BENZENE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOL 0 Essential Oil not available 68800.0 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 50000.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Shoot 50.0 500.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
1-(BUT-2-YNYL)-ISOCOUMARIN 0 Root not available 270.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-(BUT-2-YNYL)-ISOCOUMARIN 0 Shoot not available 42.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4,6-TRIMETHOXYCINNAMYL-ALCOHOL 0 Shoot not available 11.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-CARBOXYARABINITOL 0 Leaf not available 903.0 1.95 Moore, B. D., Isidoro, E., Seemann, J. R. 1993. Distribution of 2-Carboxyarabinitol Among Plants. Phytochemistry 34 3: 703-707. Dept. Biochem. Univ. Nevada Reno 89557, USA.
2-HEPTANONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-4-METHOXY-TRANS-CINNAMIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available 143.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3',5'-DIHYDROXY-4',7-DIMETHOXY-FLAVANONE 0 Shoot not available 16.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4',5-TRIHYDROXY-3',7-DIMETHOXY-FLAVANONE 0 Shoot not available 312.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4',5-TRIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-FLAVANONE 0 Shoot not available 250.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-(BUT-CIS-1-YNYL)-ISOCOUMARIN 0 Root not available 1500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-(BUT-TRANS-1-YNYL)-5-HYDROXY-ISOCOUMARIN 0 Root not available 50.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-(BUT-TRANS-1-YNYL)-8-HYDROXY-ISOCOUMARIN 0 Root not available 15.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-(BUT-TRANS-1-YNYL)-ISOCOUMARIN 0 Root not available 100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidiarrheic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidote (Strychnine) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysenteric 4 HerbalGram No. 24, page 37.
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antieczemic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 12 Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990.
Antielastase 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiemetic 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.