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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Carthamus tinctorius (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Safflower
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(E)-11-TRIDECENE-3,5,7,9-TETRAYNE-1,2-DIOL 0 Sprout Seedling 5.9 6.2 *
(E)-2-HEPTENAL 0 Bud 0.0 *
(E)-2-HEPTENAL 0 Leaf 0.0 *
(E)-2-HEXENAL 2 Flower 0.5 0.6 -1.00 *
(E)-2-HEXENAL 2 Leaf 1.7 -1.00 *
(E)-2-HEXENOL 0 Bud 0.2 *
(E)-2-HEXENOL 0 Leaf 0.7 *
(E)-2-METHYL-2-BUTENAL 0 Bud 0.1 *
(E)-2-PENTENAL 0 Plant *
(E)-2-PENTENOL 0 Bud 0.0 *
(E)-2-PENTENOL 0 Leaf 0.1 *
(E)-BETA-FARNESENE 0 Flower 0.1 0.2 *
(E)-BETA-FARNESENE 0 Leaf 0.0 -0.93 *
(E,E)-2,4-DECADIENAL 0 Flower 0.2 *
(E,E)-3,11-TRIDECADIENE-5,7,9-TRIYNE-1,2-DIOL 0 Sprout Seedling *
(E,Z)-2,8-DECADIENE-4,6-DIYNE-1-YL-3-METHYLBUTYRATE 0 Flower 1.1 *
(E,Z,E)-1,3,5,11-TRIDECATETRAENE-7,9-DIYNE 0 Flower 2.0 28.0 *
(E,Z,E)-1,3,5,11-TRIDECATETRAENE-7,9-DIYNE 0 Leaf 3.0 *
(FUNGICIDE) 0 Plant *
(Z)-2-HEPTENAL 0 Bud 0.0 *

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5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Absorbent 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 (View) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
Allelochemic 2 (View) *
Allelopathic 1 (View) Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
Allergenic 7 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 7 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Anesthetic 2 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anorexic 2 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 3 (View) *
Antiacne 9 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).