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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
PYROGALLOL-TANNIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RESIN 0 Flower not available 34000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
RUBIXANTHIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID 34 Plant not available 0.3 -0.73 Duke, 1992 *
SAPONIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONOSIDES 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMAST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTANOL 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL 12 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SYRINGIC-ACID 6 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Leaf not available 64500.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
TARAX-20-ENE-3BETA,16BETA,22ALPHA-TRIOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TARAX-20-ENE-3BETA,16BETA,30-TRIOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TARAXASTEROL 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-8,TRANS-10,CIS-12-OCTADECATRIENIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
UBIQUINONE 8 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
URONIC-ACID 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
URSA-12-ENE-3BETA,16BETA,21-TRIOL 0 Plant 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
Antiosteoarthritic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiosteoporotic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxalate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 28 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant Synergist 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiparkinsonian 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 9 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
AntiPGE2 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipharyngitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplasmodial 2 Duke, 1992 *