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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | 3140.0 | 8090.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | not available | 92000.0 | -0.30 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| QUERCETAGETIN-7-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| QUERCETIN-3-0-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| QUERCETIN-3-0-XYLOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| QUERCETIN-3-ROBINOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| QUERCETIN-3-XYLOSYLGALACTOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| RHAMNOARABINOGALACTAN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Bark | not available | 3.0 | -0.04 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| RUTIN | 87 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| RUTOSIDE | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Root | not available | 0.5 | -0.33 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| SILICATE | 0 | Root | not available | 15340.0 | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| SILICON | 4 | Root | not available | 8.0 | -0.31 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| SITOSTEROL-3-BETA-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | not available | 90.0 | -0.47 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| SULFATE | 0 | Root | not available | 2450.0 | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| 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 * |