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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-HYDROXY-OCTADECA-CIS-9-TRANS-11-CIS-15-TRIENNOIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 2,3-DICAFFEOYL-TARTARIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot | not available | 3400.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 2-CAFFEOYL-3-COUMAROYL-TARTARIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot | not available | 120.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 2-CAFFEOYL-3-FERULOYL-TARTARIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot | not available | 1600.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 2-CAFFEOYL-TARTARIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 2-FERULOYL-TARTARIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot | not available | 400.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 3,4-EPOXY-TRIDECA-1,5-DIENE-7,9,11-TRIYNE | 0 | Root | 800.0 | 11000.0 | 1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 3,4-EPOXY-TRIDECA-1,5-DIENE-7,9,11-TRIYNE | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONOARABINOXYLAN | 0 | Shoot | not available | 2600.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | 197.0 | 786.0 | 0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOGALACTAN | 6 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ARABINOGALACTAN | 6 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | 212.0 | 843.0 | -0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 20080.0 | 80000.0 | 0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | 0.6 | 2.2 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETAINE | 14 | 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. |
| BETAINE | 14 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticancer (Breast) | 1 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticanker | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticapillary-Fragility | 2 | Merck 7th Ed. |
| Anticarcinomic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticarcinomic (Breast) | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Anticariogenic | 2 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticervicaldysplasic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCFS | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticheilitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antichilblain | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticirrhotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticlastogen | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticlimacteric | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoeliac | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticold | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |