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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUTEOLIN-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Plant | 235.0 | 1770.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Plant | 0.3 | 2.1 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Plant | 15960.0 | 200000.0 | 0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MULTIFLORENOL | 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. |
| MULTIFLORENOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MULTIFLORENOL-ACETATE | 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. |
| MULTIFLORENOL-ACETATE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| N-DECANE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| N-DODECANE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| N-NONACOSANE | 1 | 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. |
| N-NONACOSANE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| N-NONACOSANE | 1 | Shoot | not available | 308.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| N-NONANE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| N-TRIDECANE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| N-UNDECANE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Plant | 0.4 | 3.1 | -1.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICOTINIC-ACID | 11 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| NICOTINIC-ACID | 11 | 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. |
| NORTRACHELOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOPO-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 1 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 1 | Bernard, F. X., Sable, S., Cameron, B., Provost, J., Desnottes, J. F., Crouzet, J., Blanche, F. 1997. Glycosylated Flavones as Selective Inhibitors of Topoisomerase IV. Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy, 41: 992-998. |
| Topoisomerase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Toxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Tranquilizer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trichomonicide | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Trypanocide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tumorigenic | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uricosuric | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| 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 * |
| Vasoconstrictor | 1 | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Vasodilator | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |