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Common Names
European Butterbur
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-D-1 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-D-2 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-D-3 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-D-4 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-D-5 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-D-6 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-D-7 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-D-8 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-E-1 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-E-2 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-E-3 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-F-1 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-F-2 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASITOLIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASITOLIDE-A | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASITOLIDE-B | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| PETASOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| PYRROLIDINE-ALKALOIDS | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PYRROLIZIDINE-ALKALOIDS | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticariogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticataract | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antichoreic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticirrhotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticlastogen | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticolitic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticomplementary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoronary | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| AntiCrohn's | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticystinuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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). |
| Antidiabetic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiarrheic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antidyskinetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antieczemic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiedemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |