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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
Antiinsomniac 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiischemic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiLegionella 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiLyme 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphocytic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antilymphomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 3 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antimalarial 4 Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary**, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum*. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986.
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimenopausal 2 Duke, 1992 *