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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENTIOBIOSE | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HELICHRYSOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HENTRIACONTANE | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPHORONE | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-BETA-D-6-ACETYL-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-SOPHOROSIDE | 0 | Petiole | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Silk Stigma Style | 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. |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL-ACETATE | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mosquitofuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 2 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mutagenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mycobactericide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 3 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Natriuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 9 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neoplastic | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neuroexcitant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Neuroinhibitor | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |