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Common Names
Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DODECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-4-DIENOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 103.4 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ECHINACEA-FACTOR-A | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ECHINACEA-FACTOR-B | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ECHINACEA-POLYSACCHARIDE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ECHINACEIN | 3 | Root | 4.0 | 100.0 | 0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ECHINACIN-B | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ECHINACOSIDE | 10 | Flower | 1000.0 | 10000.0 | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| ECHINACOSIDE | 10 | Root | 3000.0 | 13000.0 | -1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ECHINACOSIDE-1 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ECHINACOSIDE-2 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ECHINOLONE | 2 | Root | not available | 3.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| EO | 0 | Root | 400.0 | 13000.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTANS | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| GERMACRENE-D | 2 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| GLYCINE-BETAINE | 0 | Flower | not available | 8050.0 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GLYCINE-BETAINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 1130.0 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GLYCINE-BETAINE | 0 | Root | not available | 3100.0 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GLYCINE-BETAINE | 0 | Stem | not available | 4900.0 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| HEXADECA-2-TRANS-9-CIS-DIENE-12,14-DIYNOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| HEXADECA-TRANS-2-CIS-9-DIENE-12,14-DIYNOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 6.8 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124. |
| Interleukin-6-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Irritant | 3 | Merck 11th Edition |
| JNK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 3 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Larvicide | 2 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Larvistat | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 4 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lubricant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAPK-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator | 1 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |