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Plant Echinacea pallida (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Echinacea, Pale-Flower Echinacea, Pale Purple-Coneflower
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending 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.
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Larvistat 1 (View Chemicals list for Larvistat) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Leukotriene-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Leukotriene-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor) Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Metal-Chelator 1 (View Chemicals list for Metal-Chelator) 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.
Mosquitocide 1 (View Chemicals list for Mosquitocide) Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 2 (View Chemicals list for Myorelaxant) Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Nematicide 1 (View Chemicals list for Nematicide) Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
NO-Genic 1 (View Chemicals list for NO-Genic) Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor) Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Oviposition-Stimulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Oviposition-Stimulant) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Perfumery 2 (View Chemicals list for Perfumery) Merck 11th Edition
Pesticide 14 (View Chemicals list for Pesticide) Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic 2 (View Chemicals list for Phagocytotic) Duke, 1992 *
Pheromone 1 (View Chemicals list for Pheromone) Duke, 1992 *
Phytoalexin 1 (View Chemicals list for Phytoalexin) Duke, 1992 *
Pigment 1 (View Chemicals list for Pigment) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PKC-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for PKC-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Sedative 3 (View Chemicals list for Sedative) Duke, 1992 *
Sialogogue 1 (View Chemicals list for Sialogogue) Duke, 1992 *
Spermicide 1 (View Chemicals list for Spermicide) Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.