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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | not available | 843.0 | -0.16 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| ASH | 0 | Root | not available | 80000.0 | 0.36 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| BEHENIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | not available | 2.2 | -0.42 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| BETA-FARNESENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| BETAINE | 14 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| BORNYL-ACETATE | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 3290.0 | 7760.0 | 0.04 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| CARBONATE | 0 | Root | not available | 7100.0 | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Root | not available | 42.0 | -0.65 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| CARYOPHYLLENE-EPOXIDE | 6 | Root | not available | 26.0 | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| CHLORIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 760.0 | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Root | not available | 19.0 | 3.23 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| CICHORIC-ACID | 14 | Flower | 12000.0 | 31000.0 | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253. |
| CICHORIC-ACID | 14 | Root | 6000.0 | 21000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihyperthyroid | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiimpotence | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 19 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeshan | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antilactobacillic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLegionella | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukoplakic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |