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Common Names
Blessed Thistle
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTRACHELOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 159840.0 | 186480.0 | 0.55 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PHENYL-ETHYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PHENYLPROPANES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Plant | 359.0 | 2700.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Plant | 3458.0 | 26000.0 | 0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Plant | 12768.0 | 96000.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 138000.0 | 175000.0 | -0.52 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Plant | 0.3 | 2.1 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SALONITENOLIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALONITENOLIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SALONITENOLIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Plant | 0.5 | 3.4 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SESQUITERPENES | 0 | Plant | 2000.0 | 7000.0 | 1.00 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| SILICON | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Mutagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mutagenic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Narcotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 6 | Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183. |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neuroprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nodulation-Signal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 5 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |