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
FIBER	15	Seed	167500.0	243700.0	0.86	Duke, 1992 *
FOLACIN	15	Seed	not available	3.8	0.50	Duke, 1992 *
GALLOCATECHIN	0	Stem	not available	40.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GOSSYCAERULIN	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GOSSYFULVIN	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GOSSYPOL	54	Oil	500.0	7000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GOSSYPOL	54	Seed	50.0	2500.0	-0.35	Duke, 1992 *
GOSSYPURPURIN	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GUAIENE	0	Essential Oil	not available	10200.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HERBACITRIN	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEXATRIACONTANE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HIRSUTRIN	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
INOSITOL	8	Seed	not available	3400.0	1.66	Duke, 1992 *
IRON-OXIDES	0	Seed	200.0	300.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOASTRAGALIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN	22	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL	75	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
L-LIMONENE	2	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LACTIC-ACID	8	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Seed	72480.0	104328.0	-0.02	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
AntiCorpus-Luteum	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiCVI	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff	1	A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidecubitic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antideliriant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant	4	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidermatitic	7	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antidermatitic?	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic?	1	Martindale's 29th
Antidiarrheic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidote (Hydrazine)	1	Martindale's 29th
Antidysenteric	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic	2	Martindale's 28th
Antidyspeptic	1	Duke, 1992 *