Plant Gossypium sp (Malvaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Cotton

How this plant is used

Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Capillarigenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Capillariprotective	2	Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiodepressant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective	3	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiovascular	1	Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Carminative	1	Duke, 1992 *
Caspase-8-Inducer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Cerebrotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Chelator	1	Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive	3	Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic	3	Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Cholesterolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cholinergic	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Circulotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Coagulant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Coleoptophile	1	Duke, 1992 *
Comedolytic	2	Martindale's 29th
COMP-Inhibitor	2	Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045.