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Common Names
Everlasting; Immortelle
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,4-DIMETHYLHEPTAN-3,5-DIONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,5-DIMETHYLOCTAN-4,6-DIONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5,7-DIMETHOXYPHTHALIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHOXY-7-HYDROXYPRTHALIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALCOHOLS | 0 | Plant | 583.0 | 2331.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-DIKETONES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRYLIC-ACID | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-ALPHA-PINENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Plant | 750.0 | 2000.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTERS | 0 | Plant | 480.0 | 1920.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRACTION-H | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GNAPHALIIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HELIPYRONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOVALERIC-ACID | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cytoprotective | 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. |
| Cytotoxic | 4 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Dermatitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Elastase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Enterorelaxant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Estrogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| FLavor | 5 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Gonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Hepatocarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatoprotective | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 2 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Histamine-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 1 | Martindale's 30th |