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Common Names
Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 320.0 | 2000.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Root | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Root | 96.0 | 600.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | 1632.0 | 10200.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | 12800.0 | 80000.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHAMNOCITRIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | 0.3 | 2.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUBBER | 0 | Plant | not available | 10500.0 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Root | 0.4 | 2.5 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | 32.0 | 200.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Root | 19200.0 | 120000.0 | -0.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRANEURIN-C | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRANEURIN-E | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMINE | 0 | Root | 0.3 | 2.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Root | not available | 840000.0 | 0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Root | 0.6 | 3.7 | -0.90 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 2 | Okada,Y,et al.1995.Search for Naturally Occurring Substances to Prevent the Complications of Diabetes.II.Inhibitory Effect of Coumarin and Flavonoid Derivatives on Bovine Lens Aldose Reductase and Rabbit Platelet Aggregation.Chem Pharm Bull43(8):1385-1387 |
| Allergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Antiacne | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAGE | 2 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaging | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 3 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antiallergic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |