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
SYRINGIC-ACID	6	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN	35	Herb	not available	110000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TARAXASTEROL	2	Inflorescence	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TARAXASTEROL	2	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE	4	Seed	3500.0	4600.0	-0.79	Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN	29	Seed	2400.0	16000.0	4.32	Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE	8	Seed	3400.0	3629.0	-0.95	Duke, 1992 *
VALINE	3	Seed	5200.0	8645.0	-0.41	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Seed	63000.0	83000.0	-0.55	Duke, 1992 *
ZINC	77	Seed	70.0	90.0	1.27	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
Anticold	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticolitic	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticoronary	4	Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiCRP	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff	2	A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidementia	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant	7	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidepressant?	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antidermatotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic	7	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiabetic?	1	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiarrheic	2	Martindale's 29th
Antidiscotic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Acetaminophen)	1	Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum)	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.