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Plant Cnicus benedictus (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Blessed Thistle
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name Sort descending 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.
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AntiCVI 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiCVI) Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 2 (View Chemicals list for Antidandruff) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antidecubitic) Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 (View Chemicals list for Antideliriant) Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 5 (View Chemicals list for Antidementia) Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Antidepressant 6 (View Chemicals list for Antidepressant) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidermatic) Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidermatitic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antidermatitic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 9 (View Chemicals list for Antidiabetic) Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidiarrheic) Duke, 1992 *
Antidiscotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidiscotic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 (View Chemicals list for Antidote (Aluminum)) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 (View Chemicals list for Antidote (Cadmium)) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Iodine) 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidote (Iodine)) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 (View Chemicals list for Antidote (Lead)) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidote (Mercury)) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidote (Paraquat)) Martindale's 28th
Antidote (pesticides) 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidote (pesticides)) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysenteric 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidysenteric) Duke, 1992 *
Antidysgeuzic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidysgeuzic) Duke, 1992 *