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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Propecic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 1 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Protisticide | 3 | Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105. |
| Psychotropic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Radioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 3 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90. |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spasmogenic | 2 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Spermicide | 2 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Succinic-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor | 1 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Sunscreen | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sweetener | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Teratogenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |