Plant Oenothera biennis (Onagraceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Evening-Primrose

How this plant is used

Food

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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
GRAMISTEROL	0	Seed	36.0	77.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE	7	Seed	3700.0	3949.0	-0.58	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Seed	94.0	390.0	1.11	Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE	3	Seed	4100.0	5870.0	-0.59	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL	75	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE	2	Seed	8700.0	10780.0	-0.60	Duke, 1992 *
LIGNIN	13	Seed	not available	160000.0	2.04	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Seed	121500.0	227798.0	1.03	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Seed Essent. Oil	not available	710000.0	1.37	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Seed Oil	177000.0	747000.0	1.40	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID	0	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL	21	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL	21	Inflorescence	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE	4	Seed	3100.0	3842.0	-1.12	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Herb	2700.0	3900.0	-0.73	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Seed	4300.0	5300.0	0.93	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Seed	5.0	168.0	1.43	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	Seed	5400.0	5763.0	0.37	Duke, 1992 *
METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL	0	Seed	20.0	42.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE	3	Plant	not available	not available	not available	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