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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIMONENE | 60 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSIDE | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 1170.0 | 1860.0 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Root | not available | 101.0 | 0.66 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| METHYL-P-HYDROXYCINNAMATE | 0 | Essential Oil | 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. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| N-TRIACONTANOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Root | not available | 17.0 | -0.96 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| PENTA-(1,8Z)-DIENE | 0 | Root | not available | 400.0 | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| PENTADECA-(8Z)-EN-11,13-DIYN-2-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| PENTADECA-(8Z)-EN-2-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| PENTADECA-(8Z,11Z)-DIEN-2-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| PENTADECA-(8Z,13Z)-DIEN-11-YN-2-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| PENTADECA-8-EN-2-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Root | not available | 790.0 | -0.48 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| POLYACETYLENES | 0 | Root | not available | 20.0 | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| POLYSACCHARIDES | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| PONTICAEPOXIDE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| 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 * |