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Common Names
Cotton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Essential Oil | not available | 75100.0 | 0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENEPOXIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHIN | 43 | Stem | not available | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | 21500.0 | -0.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CEROTINIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CERYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Seed | 200.0 | 400.0 | 0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSANTHEMIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-GAMMA-BISABOLOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPAENE | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | 2400.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOARTENOL | 7 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-BETA-BISABOLOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELPHINIDIN | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DOTRIACONTANOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPIGALLOCATECHIN | 6 | Stem | not available | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERGOSTEROL | 5 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FARNESENE | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | 300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 160000.0 | 207000.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antioxidant Synergist | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antiparkinsonian | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antipellagric | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiperiodic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontal | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiperiodontic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiperistaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipermeability | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 3 | Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991. |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiphotophobic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiplaque | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplasmodial | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplatelet | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPMS | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipodagric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipodriac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |