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Plant Saussurea lappa (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Costus, Kuth
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(E)-9-ISOPROPYL-6-METHYLDECA-5,9-DIEN-2-ONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(Z,Z,Z)-1,8,11,14-HEPTADECATETRAENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
12-METHOXY-DIHYDROCOSTUNOLIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
22-DIHYDROSTIGMASTEROL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ISOPROPYLPENTANOIC-ACID 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ETHYLOCTANOIC-ACID 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-OCTENOIC-ACID 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Root not available 500.0 -0.90 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMORPHENIC-ACID 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN-STEARATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-COSTENE 0 Root Essent. Oil 180.0 4200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-IONONE 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APLOTAXENE 0 Root 600.0 14000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN-STEARATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-COSTENE 0 Root Essent. Oil 180.0 4200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ELEMENE 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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