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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Flower 1330.0 3100.0 0.12 Duke, 1992 *
AUROCHROME 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AUROXANTHIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BREIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf not available 30400.0 0.82 Duke, 1992 *
CALENDINE 0 Flower not available 100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CALENDOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALENDRIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALENDULADIOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALENDULOSIDES 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTANOL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAROTENOIDS 0 Flower not available 30000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CERYL-ALCOHOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLEST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Sprout Seedling 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
Antiasthmatic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 10 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 18 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 7 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Bladder) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 3 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Liver) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Prostate) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Skin) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticapillary-Fragility 1 Merck 7th Ed.
Anticarcinogenic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticarcinomic 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Anticarcinomic (Breast) 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticariogenic 4 Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Anticataract 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.