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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Oenothera biennis (Onagraceae)

Common Names
Evening-Primrose
How this plant is used
Food

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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
2-HYDROXY-4-METHOXYBENZOIC-ACID 0 Plant *
ALANINE 3 Seed 5500.0 5870.0 -0.91 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Inflorescence *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Seed 125.0 266.0 *
ALPHA-LINOLEIC-ACID 0 Seed 2000.0 58000.0 1.27 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Leaf *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Seed *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Seed 11.0 100.0 -0.41 *
AMINO-ACIDS 0 Seed *
AMMONIA 0 Seed 2300.0 2455.0 -1.29 *
ARGININE 14 Seed 14100.0 15048.0 -0.41 *
ASH 0 Seed 47800.0 78000.0 0.91 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 11800.0 12593.0 -0.89 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Fruit *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Inflorescence *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Seed 47.0 100.0 *
BETA-LINOLEIC-ACID 0 Seed 42000.0 66000.0 1.00 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Fruit *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Inflorescence *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed 1186.0 2528.0 0.34 *

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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Abortifacient 1 (View) *
Absorbent 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
ACE-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 (View) *
Allelochemic 2 (View) 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.
Allelopathic 4 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 5 (View) *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Analgesic 10 (View) *
Androgenic 2 (View) *
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th