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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
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Seed 1.0 2.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
SAFFLOWER-YELLOW 0 Flower 200000.0 300000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SAFYNOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SD 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Flower 0.3 2.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
SEROTOBENINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SILICON 4 Flower 0.7 4.7 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Flower 325.0 2320.0 0.74 Duke, 1992 *
STARCH 5 Flower 14000.0 100000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed 2000.0 6260.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
SUGARS 0 Flower 12600.0 90000.0 -1.63 Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Flower 0.0 0.1 -1.28 Duke, 1992 *
TETRACHELOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRADECENE 0 Bud 0.1 3.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRADECENE 0 Leaf not available 3.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Seed 5.9 6.2 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMINE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TIN 4 Flower 1.4 10.0 -0.81 Duke, 1992 *
TRACHELOSIDE 6 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIDECA-1,3,5-TRIENE-7,9,11-TRIYNE 0 Seed not available not available 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
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 15 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 4 Martindale's 28th
Candidistat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic 2 Science News, 146: 421.
Cardiomyopathogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective 11 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiosedative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Carminative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 2 Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cholesterolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Circulotonic 2 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant 3 Martindale's 29th
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Coleopterifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Collagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Colorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.