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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Ozone-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfume | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Perfumery | 8 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Pheromone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| PKC-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Poultice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Prooxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Sparer | 1 | Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990. |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Renoirritant | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Respirainhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |