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Common Names
Saffron
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARGININE | 14 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | 42700.0 | 133000.0 | 1.00 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASTRAGALIN | 7 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CITRONELLOL | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CROCETIN | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | 300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-MYRCENE | 2 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHENYLETHANOL | 5 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL-ACETATE | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUT-2-ENOIC-ACID-LACTONE | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAR-3-ENE | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | 436400.0 | 573000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINEOLE | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| CIS-CROCIN | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-DIMETHYLCROCETIN | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| CIS-ZEAXANTHIN | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Deliriant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Dentifrice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Deodorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Ecbolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Edemagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Elastase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Embryotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emollient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Enterocontractant | 2 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Epileptigenic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Essential | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Estrogenic | 2 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |