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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N-UNDECENE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEO-S-PETASIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOPETASAN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOPETASIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOPETASIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOPETASOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| OCTADECADIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTADECATRIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PECTIN | 24 | Rhizome | not available | 18500.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| PENTADECANOIC-ACID | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASIN | 1 | Leaf | 3600.0 | 11490.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASIN | 1 | Rhizome | not available | 15300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASIN | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASITENE | 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. |
| PETASITENINE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-A | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETASITES-SESQUITERPENE-B | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiPMS | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipodriac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipolio | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiprogestational | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiproliferant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostanoid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipsoriac | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipyretic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Antiradicular | 3 | Planta Medica, 56(6): 695, 1990. |
| Antirhinoviral | 1 | Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994. |
| Antiseptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | 4 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Antisteatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistreptococcic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithiamin | 1 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69. |
| Antithrombic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitrypanosomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |