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Common Names
Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTEGLASIN-A | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Plant | 3.0 | 12.0 | -0.81 | Wealth of India. |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Plant | 2.0 | 6.0 | -0.45 | Wealth of India. |
| BETA-FARNESENE | 0 | Plant | 20.0 | 75.0 | 1.34 | Wealth of India. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Plant | 0.4 | 1.5 | -0.43 | Wealth of India. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Plant | 12.0 | 45.0 | -0.63 | Wealth of India. |
| BORNYL-ACETATE | 12 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| BORNYL-ACETATE | 12 | Plant | 30.0 | 115.0 | -0.40 | Wealth of India. |
| CALACOLENE | 0 | Plant | 15.0 | 60.0 | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CALAMENE | 0 | Plant | 2.0 | 9.0 | -1.00 | Wealth of India. |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Plant | 8.0 | 30.0 | -0.55 | Wealth of India. |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplaque | 2 | Osawa, K., Matsumoto, T., Maruyama, T., Takiguchi, T., Okuda, K., and Takazoe, I., Studies of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and their constituents against periodontopathic bacteria, Bull Tokyo Dent. Coll., 31 (1), 1990, 17-21 |
| Antiplasmodial | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipolio | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197. |
| Antiprogestational | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiproliferant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiproliferative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipruritic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antipyretic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiradicular | 1 | Jimenez, J., Navarro, M.C., Montilla, M.P., Martin, A. and Martinez, A. 1993. Thymus zygis Oil: Its Effects on CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Free Radical Scavenger Activity. JEO5: 153-8. |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 2 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinoviral | 1 | Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994. |
| Antisalmonella | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 10 | Merck 11th Edition |