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Plant Parthenium integrifolium (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antiherpetic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperactivity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperkeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiimpotence 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *