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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGNESIUM-OXIDE | 0 | Seed | 4400.0 | 5600.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE-OXIDE | 0 | Seed | 300.0 | 400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | 2240.0 | 6830.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | not available | 16.0 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICOTIFLORIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCIMENE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTACOSANOL | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 36640.0 | 61270.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Plant | 31840.0 | 48438.0 | 2.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Seed | not available | 11.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PECTINS | 0 | Seed | not available | 4100.0 | -1.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS-OXIDES | 0 | Seed | 10300.0 | 13300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Seed Oil | not available | 0.6 | -0.28 | Booth, S. L., Suttie, J. W. 1998. Dietary intake and adequacy of vitamin K. J. Nutrition, 128(5): 785-788. |
| POTASSIUM-OXIDE | 0 | Seed | 9400.0 | 10700.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 144400.0 | 197800.0 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PYRIDOXINE | 43 | Seed | not available | 0.9 | -1.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | 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 * |