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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Insulinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Irritant | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| JNK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 2 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Keratolytic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Larvicide | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Larvistat | 2 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Laxative | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Libidolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Lipotropic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 8 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Lubricant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |