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
OLEIC-ACID	18	Seed	11000.0	206580.0	0.72	Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE	16	Bud	not available	0.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE	16	Leaf	not available	0.0	-0.40	Duke, 1992 *
P-XYLENE	0	Flower	0.5	0.2	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Seed	6000.0	18780.0	-0.31	Duke, 1992 *
PENT-1-EN-3-OL	0	Flower	0.1	0.3	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PENT-3-EN-2-ONE	0	Bud	not available	0.3	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PENTANAL	0	Leaf	not available	0.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PENTANOL	0	Bud	not available	0.1	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHENOL	26	Bud	not available	0.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE	2	Flower	not available	1.2	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE	2	Leaf	not available	0.1	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Flower	332.0	2370.0	-0.56	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Plant	not available	3400.0	-0.09	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Seed	3100.0	3526.0	-0.48	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Flower	2674.0	19100.0	-0.02	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Flower	20720.0	148000.0	0.06	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Plant	122000.0	170000.0	-0.03	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Seed	126000.0	201000.0	-0.29	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Flower	0.5	3.6	-0.61	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 *