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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIMONENE | 60 | Bud | not available | 0.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf | not available | 0.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 122000.0 | 481394.0 | 3.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 5200.0 | 16276.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-7-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| M-XYLENE | 0 | Bud | not available | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Flower | 260.0 | 1860.0 | -0.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Flower | 0.4 | 3.1 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MATAIRESINOL-4-O-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MATAIRESINOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MERCURY | 1 | Flower | not available | 0.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-CINNAMATE | 5 | Flower | not available | 0.1 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | 3000.0 | 9390.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOCARTHAMIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | 5.0 | 5.3 | -1.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONANAL | 0 | Flower | 0.0 | 0.1 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONANAL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| O-XYLENE | 0 | Flower | 0.5 | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antistreptococcic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistress | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antistroke | 3 | 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 |
| Antisyndrome-X | 6 | 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 |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitinnitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitriglyceride | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitumor | 10 | Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992. |
| Antitumor (Bladder) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (brain) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitussive | 1 | Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis. |