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Common Names
Blessed Thistle
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-CATECHIN | 30 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 2-ACETYLNORTRACHELOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ABSINTHIN | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-AMYRENONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN-ACETATE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| ALPHA-AMYRINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Plant | 11.3 | 85.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMYRENONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| ANABSINTHIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| APIGENIN-7-GLYCOSIDE | 4 | Plant | 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. |
| ARCTIGENIN | 22 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARCTIIN | 4 | Seed | 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. |
| ARTEMISIFOLIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ARTEMISIIFOLIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Plant | 4.0 | 30.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Plant | 17689.0 | 133000.0 | 0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | not available | 41000.0 | -0.21 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASTRAGALIN | 7 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adrenergic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 2 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |