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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
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterosedative 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Uterotrophic 2 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Vasodilator 11 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 1 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 4 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772.