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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Inula helenium (Asteraceae)

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

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
IRON 6 Root 0.9 4.0 -0.44 *
ISOALANTOLACTONE 13 Essential Oil *
ISOALANTOLACTONE 13 Plant *
ISOALANTOLACTONE 13 Rhizome 9900.0 19400.0 *
ISOALANTOLACTONE 13 Root 1305.0 5215.0 *
ISOALANTOLACTONE 13 Root Essent. Oil *
ISOALANTOLACTONE 13 Shoot 13.0 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Root 1650.0 7500.0 2.63 *
MANGANESE 14 Plant *
MANGANESE 14 Root 0.2 0.8 -0.54 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Plant *
MUCILAGE 3 Plant Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
NIACIN 39 Root 15.0 70.0 0.57 *
NICKEL 3 Plant *
NONACOSAN 0 Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
PECTINS 0 Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Plant *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 330.0 1500.0 -0.35 *
PHYTOMELANE 0 Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
POTASSIUM 14 Root 2222.0 10100.0 -0.42 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antianorectic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 4 (View) *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarthritic 10 (View) *
Antiasthmatic 6 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherosclerotic 6 (View) *
Antibacterial 10 (View) *
Antibiotic 2 (View) Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
AntiBPH 1 (View) *
Antibronchoconstrictor 1 (View) *
Anticancer 1 (View) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Breast) 1 (View) Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 1 (View) *
Anticancer (Esophagus)? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticancer (Lung) 1 (View) *
Anticanker 2 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticarcinomic 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).