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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Bud not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CEDRENE 3 Flower 0.2 1.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Flower 0.2 0.2 -0.87 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Leaf not available 0.1 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-GURJUNENE 0 Bud not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-MUUROLENE 0 Bud not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Bud not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Leaf not available 0.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Oil not available 449.0 -0.04 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Flower 12.0 84.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed 1000.0 3130.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Flower not available 0.5 0.64 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Flower 14.0 100.0 -0.80 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed not available 0.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Flower 5320.0 38000.0 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Plant 15000.0 122000.0 0.02 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 40000.0 45000.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Bud not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Leaf not available 0.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiplasmodial 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipoliomyelitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiporphyric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiprolactin 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiproliferant 3 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiprostaglandin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatitic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipsoriac 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipyretic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antipyruvetic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.