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Plant Calendula officinalis (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Calendula; Pot-Marigold
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
12-URSENE-3,6,21-TRIOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLCHOLEST-5,22-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLCHOLEST-7-EN-7-BETA-OL 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
28-ISOFUCOSTEROL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ALPHA-METHYL-24-METHYLENE-CHOLEST-7EN-3BETA-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ALPHA-METHYLSTIGMASTA-7,24(28)-DIEN-3BETA-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-BETA-METHYLERGOSTA-7,24(28)-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-BETA-METHYLSTIGMASTA-7,24(28)-DIEN-3BETA-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-PHYTYLTOLUQUINONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-PHYTYLTOLUQUINONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-METHYLTOCOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-METHYL-TOCOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9'-CIS-LUTEIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9-HYDROXY-TRANS-10,CIS-12-OCTADECADIENIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Plant not available 190000.0 4.85 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROLQUINONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARNADIOL 0 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
Antitumor (Skin) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 8 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitympanitic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiulcer 10 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiurethrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaccinia 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antivaricose 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 13 Duke, 1992 *
Anxiolytic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Artemicide 2 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.
Ascaricide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ATPase-Inhibitor 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Autotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bacteristat 2 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *