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Common Names
Echinacea; Pale-Flower Echinacea; Pale Purple-Coneflower
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,3-O-DI-5-(ALPHA-CARBOXY-BETA-(3,4-DIHYDROXY-PHENYL)-ETHYL)-CAFFEOYLTARTARIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 2-O-CAFFEOYL-3-O-5-(ALPHA-CARBOXY-BETA-(3,4-DIHYDROXY-PHENYL)-ETHYL)-CAFFEOYLTARTARIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 2-O-CAFFEOYL-3-O-FERULOYLTARTARIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 2-O-CAFFEOYL-3-O-FERULOYLTARTARIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 3,5-DI-O-CAFFEOYLQUINIC-ACID | 3 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 3,5-DI-O-CAFFEOYLQUINIC-ACID | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 3,5-DI-O-CAFFEOYLQUINIC-ACID | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 6-O-CAFFEOYLECHINACOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-O-CAFFEOYLECHINACOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 8-HYDROXY-PENTADEC-TRANS-9-ENE-11,13-DIYN-2-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 8-HYDROXY-PENTADECA-9-TRANS-ENE-11,13-DIYN-2-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 8-HYDROXY-PENTADECA-TRANS-9-CIS-13-DIENE-11-YN-2-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 8-HYDROXY-TETRADECA-9-TRANS-ENE-11,13-DIYN-2-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BORNEOL | 35 | 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. |
| BORNYL-ACETATE | 12 | 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. |
| CAFTARIC-ACID | 3 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CAFTARIC-ACID | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CAFTARIC-ACID | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CALCEOLARIOSIDE-A | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihemolytic | 1 | Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194. |
| Antihistaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| AntiHIV-Integrase | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 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. |
| Antihyperthyroid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinflammatory | 5 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| AntiLegionella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimutagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antionychyotic | 1 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |