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Plant Carthamus tinctorius (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Safflower
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
(E)-11-TRIDECENE-3,5,7,9-TETRAYNE-1,2-DIOL 0 Sprout Seedling 5.9 6.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)-2-HEPTENAL 0 Bud not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)-2-HEPTENAL 0 Leaf not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)-2-HEXENAL 2 Flower 0.5 0.6 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
(E)-2-HEXENAL 2 Leaf not available 1.7 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
(E)-2-HEXENOL 0 Bud not available 0.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)-2-HEXENOL 0 Leaf not available 0.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)-2-METHYL-2-BUTENAL 0 Bud not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)-2-PENTENAL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)-2-PENTENOL 0 Bud not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)-2-PENTENOL 0 Leaf not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)-BETA-FARNESENE 0 Flower 0.1 0.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)-BETA-FARNESENE 0 Leaf not available 0.0 -0.93 Duke, 1992 *
(E,E)-2,4-DECADIENAL 0 Flower not available 0.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E,E)-3,11-TRIDECADIENE-5,7,9-TRIYNE-1,2-DIOL 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(E,Z)-2,8-DECADIENE-4,6-DIYNE-1-YL-3-METHYLBUTYRATE 0 Flower not available 1.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E,Z,E)-1,3,5,11-TRIDECATETRAENE-7,9-DIYNE 0 Flower 2.0 28.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E,Z,E)-1,3,5,11-TRIDECATETRAENE-7,9-DIYNE 0 Leaf not available 3.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(FUNGICIDE) 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-2-HEPTENAL 0 Bud not available 0.0 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
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 4 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antialzheimeran? 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th