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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibiotic | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 1 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticanker | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticapillary-Fragility | 1 | Merck 7th Ed. |
| Anticarcinogenic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Anticarcinomic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 3 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 8 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |