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Common Names
Yellow Gentian; Gentian
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,3,7-TRIMETHOXYXANTHONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-HYDROXY-3,7-DIMETHOXYXANTHONE | 0 | 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. |
| 1-O-PRIMVEROSYL-7-OXY-3-METHOXYXANTHONE | 0 | 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. |
| 2,3',4,6-TETRAHYDROXYBENZOPHENONE | 0 | 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. |
| 7-O-PRIMVEROSYL-1-OXY-3-METHOXYXANTHONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | 64.0 | 291.0 | -0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMAROGENTIN | 6 | Root | 100.0 | 3300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | 40.0 | 183.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 18040.0 | 82000.0 | 0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | 9.0 | 39.0 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 1791.0 | 8140.0 | 0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARVACROL | 37 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Root | 0.3 | 1.3 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-LINALYL-OXIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Root | 0.3 | 1.4 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Root | 2860.0 | 13000.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | not available | 260000.0 | -0.03 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 3 | Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110. |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 2 | Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands. |
| Allergenic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anesthetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Anthelmintic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |