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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |