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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
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antiepileptic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiesophagitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifatigue 6 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antifeedant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrinolytic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53.
Antifibromyalgic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
Antifuruncular 1 Martindale's 28th
Antigallstone 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigastritic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antigastrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigingivitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiglossitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiglycosuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigout 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigranular 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihangover 4 Duke, 1992 *