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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiimpotence | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 7 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeshan | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antilactobacillic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukoplakic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilisteria | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |