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Common Names
Evening-Primrose
How this plant is used
Food
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thermogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |