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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Cancer-Preventive | 8 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 3 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Capillarigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 5 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Cardiodepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebrotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive (Breast Cancer) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive (Colon Cancer) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholinergic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |