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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 |
|---|---|---|
| AntiCVI | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidecubitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 5 | Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp. |
| Antidepressant | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidermatic | 2 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Antidermatitic | 5 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Mercury) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidrepanocytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |