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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDECA-2-TRANS-4-CIS-DIENE-8,10-DIYNOIC-ACID-2-METHYL-BUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| UNDECA-2-TRANS-4-CIS-DIENE-8,10-DIYNOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| UNDECA-CIS-2-TRANS-4-DIENE-2,4-DIYN-1-OIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 166.7 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| UNDECA-CIS-2-TRANS-4-DIENE-8,10-DIYNOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 12.8 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| UNDECA-TRANS-2-CIS-4-DIENE-8,10-DIYNOIC-ACID-2-METHYL-BUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 1.7 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| UNDECA-TRANS-2-CIS-4-DIENE-8,10-DIYNOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 5.6 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| VANILLIN | 28 | 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. |
| VANILLIN | 28 | Shoot | not available | 2.4 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| WATER | 0 | Root | not available | 749000.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Root | 1.3 | 5.1 | -0.84 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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. |