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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 4 *
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor 1 Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14.
Protisticide 1 Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105.
Psychotropic 1 Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990.
PTK-Inhibitor 1 *
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 3 Ahn, D., Putt, D., Kresty, L., Stoner, G. D., Fromm, D., Hollenberg, P. F. 1996. The Effects of Dietary Ellagic Acid on Rat Hepatic and Esophageal Mucosal Cytochromes P450 and Phase II Enzymes. Carcinogenesis, 17(4): 821-828.
Roborant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Secretogogue 2 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Sedative 3 *
Serotoninergic 1 Martindale's 28th
Soap 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Spermicide 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Spermigenic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Styptic 1 *
Sunscreen 3 Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
Suppository 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Teratologic 2 *
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Thermogenic 1 *