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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUCROSE | 14 | Root | not available | 34000.0 | -0.92 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| THIAMINE | 0 | Root | 0.7 | 2.6 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIN | 4 | Root | 4.3 | 17.0 | 0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDEC-1-ENE-3-5-7-9-11-PENTAYNE | 0 | Flower | not available | 5000.0 | 1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRIDEC-1-ENE-3-5-7-9-11-PENTAYNE | 0 | Root | 1.7 | 12500.0 | 1.30 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRIDEC-1-ENE-3-5-7-9-11-PENTAYNE | 0 | Stem | not available | 100.0 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRIDECA-1,3-DIENE-5,7,9,11-TETRAYNE | 0 | Root | not available | 100.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRIDECA-1-11-DIENE-3-5-7-9-TETRAYNE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRIDECA-1-11-DIENE-3-5-7-9-TETRAYNE | 0 | Root | not available | 100.0 | -0.55 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRIDECA-2-TRANS-7-CIS-DIENE-10,12-DIYNOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRIDECA-8,10,12-TRIENE-2,4,6-TRIYNE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRIDECA-8,10,12-TRIENE-2,4,6-TRIYNE | 0 | Root | 200.0 | 300.0 | 1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRIDECA-TRANS-2-CIS-7-DIENE-10,12-DIYNOIC-ACID-(2-METHYL-BUTYL)-AMIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 1.2 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRIDECA-TRANS-2-CIS-7-DIENE-10,12-DIYNOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 4.4 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRIDECA-TRANS-2-CIS-7-DIENE-10,12-DIYNOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 20.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRIDECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-6-CIS-8-TRIENE-10,12-DIYNOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Shoot | 2.0 | 3.2 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TUSSILAGIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TUSSILAGINE | 1 | Root | 15.0 | 60.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UNDECA-2-CIS-4-TRANS-DIENE-8,10-DIYNOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| UNDECA-2-TRANS-4-CIS-8,10-DIYNOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticolitic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticolitic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticomplementary | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 3 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Anticorneotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticoronary | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCVI | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidecubitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidementia | 4 | Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp. |
| Antidepressant | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidermatitic | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |