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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENEDICTIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BENEDICTINE | 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. |
| BENEDICTINOLIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Plant | 18.0 | 133.0 | -0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | not available | 243.0 | -0.54 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Plant | 1490.0 | 11200.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CAR-3-ENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Plant | 101080.0 | 760000.0 | 0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CERYL-ALCOHOL | 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. |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Plant | 0.2 | 1.8 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMALDEHYDE | 60 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CINNAMALDEHYDE | 60 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CINNAMALDEHYDE | 60 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CINNAMALDEHYDE | 60 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CITRAL | 53 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Vasopressor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vibriocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 4 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772. |