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Common Names
Horehound; White Horehound
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOSIIN | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COSMOSIIN | 4 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CRYPTOCHLOROGENIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYNAROSIDE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYNAROSIDE | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROPEREGRININ | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| DITERPENES | 0 | Plant | 3000.0 | 10000.0 | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| EO | 0 | Plant | 500.0 | 600.0 | -0.69 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 264000.0 | 372000.0 | 0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENCHENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENCHENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOMENTHONE-8-THIOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOQUERCETIN | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOQUERCITRIN | 22 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KNO3 | 0 | Flower | 28000.0 | 30000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-STACHYDRINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 11 | Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888. |
| Allelochemic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 2 | Kouzi, S.A., and McChesney*, J.D. Microbial Models Of Mammalian Metabolism: Fungal Metabolism Of The Diterpene Sclareol By Cunninghamella Species. Journal of Natural Products, 54(2): 483-490, 1991. |
| Allergenic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |