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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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Phagocytotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Phospholipase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phytoalexin 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Piscicide 1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PKC-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Plasmodicide 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Prebiotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Probiotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Probiotigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Proliferant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Prooxidant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Propecic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandigenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor 1 Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14.
Protisticide 2 Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105.
Psychotropic 1 Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990.
PTK-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 3 Duke, 1992 *
Radioprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *