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Common Names
Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERMACRENE-ALCOHOL | 0 | 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. |
| GERMACRENE-D | 2 | Shoot | not available | 120.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Plant | 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 | 16450.0 | 1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GLYCINE-BETAINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 11200.0 | 1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GLYCINE-BETAINE | 0 | Root | not available | 4500.0 | 1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GLYCINE-BETAINE | 0 | Stem | not available | 5650.0 | 1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GUM | 0 | Root | 20080.0 | 80000.0 | -1.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HETEROXYLAN | 1 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| INULIN | 19 | Root | 42670.0 | 170000.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | 18.0 | 70.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOTUSSILAGINE | 0 | Root | 15.0 | 60.0 | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-0-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | 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. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 467.0 | 1860.0 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Root | 3.0 | 10.1 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-P-HYDROXYCINNAMATE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Root | 17.0 | 68.0 | 0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| P-HYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Plant | 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. |
| PENTADECA-TRANS-2-CIS-9-DIENE-12,14-DIYNOIC-ACID-(2-HYDROXY-ISOBUTYL)-AMIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 10.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiacetylcholine | 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. |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 6 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiaflatoxin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAGE | 2 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaging | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 3 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antialdosteronic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiallergic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antialzheimeran | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiamblyopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |