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

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
(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.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antiulcer	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic	1	Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.
Antivaginitic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antivertigo	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral?	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiwrinkle	1	Martindale's 28th
Antixerophthalmic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic	5	Duke, 1992 *
AP-1-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Asthma-preventive	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent	1	Martindale's 28th
Attifuge	1	CIBA (Chadwick, D.J. and Marsh, J. 1990. Bioactive Compounds from Plants. CIBA Foundation Symposium 154. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Chichester UK. 242 pp.
Bacteriostatic	1	Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis.
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker	2	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Bronchoprotectant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist	2	Duke, 1992 *