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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SITOSTERYL-GLYCOSIDE | 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. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Plant | 162.0 | 1220.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Plant | 10640.0 | 80000.0 | -0.84 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEROL | 0 | 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. |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SUGARS | 0 | Plant | 15960.0 | 120000.0 | 0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SYRINGOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TANNIN | 35 | Plant | not available | 80000.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNINS | 0 | Plant | not available | 80000.0 | -0.74 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Plant | not available | 2.7 | -0.42 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| THIAMINE | 0 | Plant | 0.4 | 2.7 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIN | 4 | Plant | 3.3 | 25.0 | 0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRACHELOGENIN | 12 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| TRACHELOGENIN | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRICEC-1-ENE-3,5,7,9-TETRAYNE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRIDEC-1-ENE-3-5-7-9-11-PENTAYNE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| URSOLIC-ACID | 89 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| WATER | 0 | Plant | not available | 867000.0 | 0.41 | 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 * |