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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 9 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticervicaldysplasic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCFS | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticheilitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antichilblain | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticirrhotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticlastogen | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticlimacteric | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoeliac | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticold | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticolitic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticomplementary | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 4 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Anticorneotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticoronary | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |