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Plant Inula helenium (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Elecampane
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(-)-INOSITOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
1-(1-ISO-BUTYROXY-METHYL-1-2-OXIDO-ETHYL)-2-ISO-BUTYROXY-4-METHYL-BENZENE 0 Root not available 5.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-BETA-HYDROXYISOALANTOLACTONE 0 Shoot not available 3.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-DEOXY-8-EPIIVANGUSTIN 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
1-DEOXY-8-EPIIVANGUSTIN 0 Root not available 180.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
11(13)-DEHYDRO-ERIOLIN 0 Shoot not available 37.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
1BETA,10ALPHA-EPOXY-1,10-H-CIS-INUNOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
1BETA,10ALPHA-EPOXY-1,10-H-CIS-INUNOLIDE 0 Shoot not available 16.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
1BETA-HYDROXYALANTOLACTONE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
2-ALPHA-HYDROXYALANTOLACTONE 1 Shoot not available 56.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-OXOALANTOLACTONE 0 Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
2-OXOALANTOLACTONE 0 Shoot not available 5.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYLQUERCETIN 4 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4,5-DIHYDRO-5,6-DEHYDROALANTOLACTONE 0 Root not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
4-ALPHA-5-ALPHA-EPOXY-10-14(H)-INUVISCOLIDE 0 Shoot not available 27.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ALPHA-5-ALPHA-EPOXY-10-ALPHA-4(H)-INUVISCOLIDE 0 Shoot not available 700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4-EPIISOINUVISCOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
4-EPIISOINUVISCOLIDE 0 Shoot not available 6.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
4ALPHA-H-CONFERTIN 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
4ALPHA-H-CONFERTIN 0 Shoot not available 1.3 not available Duke, 1992 *

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11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 11B-HSD-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor) Martindale's 29th
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 3 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic) 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.
Allergenic 7 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Amphiglycemic?) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 6 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic?) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anesthetic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anesthetic) Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Angiogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Angiogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View Chemicals list for Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 2 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic) Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 4 (View Chemicals list for Anthelmintic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 4 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacrodermatitic) Martindale's 29th