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Plant Centaurea calcitrapa (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Star-Thistle
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
APIGENIN 101 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-7-METHYLGALACTURONIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CENTAURIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CICHORIIN 3 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CNICIIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 154000.0 246000.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
INULIN 19 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIGNOCERIC-ACID 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGENIN 56 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN 24 Plant 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
Antitumor (Bladder) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antitussive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 5 Fitoterapia No.5-1990.
Antivaricose 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 5 Duke, 1992 *
Anxiolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aphidifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 2 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Artemicide 1 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
ATPase-Inhibitor 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Bacteristat 1 Duke, 1992 *