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Plant Echinacea spp (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Coneflower; Echinacea
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-TARTARIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
(E)-10-HYDROXY-4,10-DIMETHYL-4,11-DODECADIEN-2-ONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
13-HYDROXYOCTADECA-(9Z,11E,15Z)-TRIENOIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available not available not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
2,3-O-DIFERULOYLTARTARIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
2-METHYLTETRADECA-5,12-DIENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
2-METHYLTETRADECA-6,12-DIENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
2-O-CAFFEOYL-3-(5-(ALPHA-CARBOXY-BETA-(3,4,-DIHYDROXYPHENYL... 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-O-CAFFEOYL-3-O-CUMAROYLTARTARIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available not available not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
2-O-CAFFEOYL-3-O-FERULOYLTARTARIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
2-O-CAFFEOYLTARTARIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
2-O-FERULOYLTARTARIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
3,5-DICAFFEOYL-QUINIC-ACID 3 Plant not available not available not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
4,5-O-DICAFFEOYLQUINIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
6-O-CAFFEOYLECHINACOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
ALKYLAMIDES 0 Root 40.0 1510.0 not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Fruit not available not available not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
ALUMINUM 5 Root 786.0 12900.0 6.61 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
APIGENIN 101 Leaf not available not available not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
ARABINOGALACTAN 6 Root not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf not available 2140.0 -0.25 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Fungiphilic 1 J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2283.
Fungistat 2 Duke, 1992 *
Gastroprotective 2 Duke, 1992 *
Gastrostimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Gonadotrophic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
GST-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hemolytic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Hemostat 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Hepatocarcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatomagenic 2 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
Hepatoprotective 12 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoregenerative 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Hepatotonic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Hepatotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotropic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Herbicide 5 Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
HIF-1alpha-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Histamine-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Histaminic 1 Duke, 1992 *