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Plant Oenothera biennis (Onagraceae)

Common Names
Evening-Primrose
How this plant is used
Food

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View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
DIHOMO-LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil 1000.0 3000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ERUCIC-ACID 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Plant 23000.0 43000.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 140000.0 320000.0 0.29 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
FATTY-ACIDS 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Plant 156000.0 234000.0 0.08 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed not available 429000.0 2.32 Duke, 1992 *
FIXED-OIL 0 Seed not available 140000.0 -0.81 Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID 20 Seed 4860.0 48600.0 0.01 Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID 20 Seed Essent. Oil not available 80000.0 -1.39 Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID 20 Seed Oil 19000.0 403000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-RESORCYLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL 14 Seed 28.0 200.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
GENTISIC-ACID 8 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Seed 26300.0 28068.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Seed 10500.0 11206.0 0.04 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinesidioblastosic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antineuralgic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antineuropathic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinitrosaminic 6 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinociceptive 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antioncychomycotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiophidic 5 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiosteoarthritic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxalate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 28 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiparkinsonian 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antipellagric 1 Martindale's 28th