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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Herbicide | 1 | 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. |
| HIV-RT-Inhibitor | 1 | Nakane, H., Fukushima, M., and Ono*, K. Differential Inhibition Of Reverse Transcriptase And Various DNA Polymerases By Digallic Acid And Its Derivatives. Journal of Natural Products, 53(5): 1234-1240, 1990. |
| Hyaluronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Hypertensive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 8 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 7 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipidemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunostimulant | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunosuppressant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inhalant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| iNOS-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insect-Repellent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 1 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Insectifuge | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge? | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Insectiphile | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |