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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,3',7-TRI-O-METHYL-QUERCETAGETIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXY-3,3',4',7-TETRAMETHOXY-FLAVONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-HYDROXY-KUMATAKENIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 11040.0 | 69000.0 | 0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | 7.0 | 42.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 1424.0 | 8900.0 | 0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Root | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROXYNARDOL-CINNAMATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ECHINADIOL-CINNAMATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ECHINAXANTHOL-CINNAMATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| EPOXYECHINADIOL-CINNAMATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| FAT | 0 | Root | 3200.0 | 20000.0 | -0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Root | not available | 105000.0 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Root | not available | 330000.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUM | 0 | Root | 14400.0 | 90000.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| INULIN | 19 | Root | 24000.0 | 150000.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | 1.0 | 6.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOKAEMPFERIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Depressant | 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. |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emollient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Expectorant | 1 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Fungicide | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Gastroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastrostimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypertensive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 6 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |