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Common Names
Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 826.0 | 3290.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | 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. |
| CARYOPHYLLENE-EPOXIDE | 6 | 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. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID-DIMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID-DIMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID-DIMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID-DIMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID-MONOMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID-MONOMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID-MONOMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHICHORIC-ACID-MONOMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Root | 0.5 | 1.9 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CICHORIC-ACID | 14 | Flower | 12000.0 | 31000.0 | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CICHORIC-ACID | 14 | Root | 123.0 | 21000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CICHORIC-ACID | 14 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CICHORIENIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antianaphylactic | 1 | Meli, R., Autore, G., Di Carlo, G., Capasso, F. Inhibitory Action of Quercetin on Intestinal Transit in Mice. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 201, 1990. |
| Antiandrogenic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antianemic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiapoplectic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarrhythmic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarthritic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatherogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibronchitic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticancer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |