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Common Names
Coneflower; Echinacea
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICHORIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Root | 6000.0 | 21000.0 | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| COBALT | 2 | Root | not available | 148.0 | 2.67 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| CYANADIN-3-O-(6-O-MALONYL-BETA-D-GLYCOPYRANOSIDE) | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| CYANADIN-3-O-(BETA-D-GLYCOPYRANOSIDE) | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| CYNARIN | 23 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| DECA-(2E,4E,6E)-TRIENOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| DES-RHAMNOSYLVERBASCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| DODECA-(2E,4E)-DIENOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| DODECA-(2E,6Z,8E,10E)-TETRAENOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| DODECA-2,4-DIEN-1-YL-ISOVALERATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| DODECA-2E,4E,8Z,10E/Z-TETRAENOIC-ACID-ISOBUTYLAMIDES | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| ECHINACEIN | 3 | Root | 10.0 | 100.0 | 0.71 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| ECHINACIN | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| ECHINACOSIDE | 10 | Root | 3000.0 | 17000.0 | 0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ECHINOLONE | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| EO | 0 | Flower | 600.0 | 6000.0 | -0.22 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | 100.0 | 6000.0 | -0.49 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| EO | 0 | Root | 50.0 | 40000.0 | 1.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPISHIOBUNOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| FAT | 0 | Root | not available | 13000.0 | -0.33 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (-)-Chronotropic | 2 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| (-)-Inotropic | 2 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aedifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 1 | Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865. |
| Allergenic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |