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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antigastritic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antigiardial | 1 | Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105. |
| Antigingivitic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiglaucomic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiglossitic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antigonadotropic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antigranular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiGTF | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihangover | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiheartburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihematuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antihemorrhoidal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antihepatotoxic | 5 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiherpetic | 8 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 6 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiHIV | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |