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Common Names
Centaury
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| M-HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYLBELLIDIFOLIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HEPTACOSANE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-NONACOSANE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-LACTONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SWEROSIDE | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SWEROSIDE-M-HYDROXYLBENZOYL-ESTER | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SWERTIAMARIN | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SYRINGIC-ACID | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Spermicide | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Sunscreen | 2 | Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993. |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 1 | Ray, S., Majumder, H.K., Chakravarty, A.K., Mukhopadhyay, S., Gil, R.R., Cordell, G.A.1996.Amarogentin, a Naturally Occurring Secoiridoid Glycoside and a Newly Recognized Inhibitor of Topoisomerase I From Leishmania donovani. J Natural Products, 59: 27-29 |
| Topoisomerase-Inhibitor | 1 | Ray, S., Majumder, H.K., Chakravarty, A.K., Mukhopadhyay, S., Gil, R.R., Cordell, G.A.1996.Amarogentin, a Naturally Occurring Secoiridoid Glycoside and a Newly Recognized Inhibitor of Topoisomerase I From Leishmania donovani. J Natural Products, 59: 27-29 |
| Tumorigenic | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uterosedative | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Uterotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |