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Common Names
Cornflower; Bachelor's Button
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN | 101 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| APIGENIN-4'-O-(6-O-MALONYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE)-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| APIGENIN-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-7-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| APIIN | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| APIIN | 4 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ARNIDIOL | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| C-GLYCOSYL-FLAVONE-7-O-METHYL-VITEXIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CENTAUR-X | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CENTAUR-X | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CENTAUR-X-1 | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CENTAUR-X-3 | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CENTAUR-Y | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 13 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Allelochemic | 4 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allelopathic | 4 | Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865. |
| Allergenic | 5 | Martindale's 28th |
| Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| AntiADD | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiadenoviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antiadrenergic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Antiaflatoxin | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |