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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
UMBELLIFERONE 22 Shoot *
WATER 0 Root 780000.0 0.07 *
ZINC 77 Plant *
ZINC 77 Root 1.0 3.9 -0.89 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticoronary 4 (View) *
AntiCrohn's 3 (View) Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 (View) *
Anticystitic 1 (View) *
Antidandruff 2 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 2 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antidementia 3 (View) *
Antidepressant 6 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 2 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 9 (View) *
Antidiabetic? 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antidiarrheic 1 (View) *
Antidiptheric 1 (View) *
Antidiscotic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 (View) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antidysgeuzic 1 (View) *