Plant Saussurea lappa (Asteraceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Costus; Kuth

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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
(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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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
Antirheumatic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antisalmonella	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antistaphylococcic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antistreptococcic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor	8	Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Breast)	1	Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Antitumor (Cervix)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiurethrotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antivaginitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral	6	Abid Ali Khan, M.M., Jain, D.C., Bhakuni, R.S., Zaim, M., and Thakur, R.S. 1991. Occurrence of some antiviral sterols in Artemisia annua. Plant Science, 75: 161-165, 1991.
Aphidifuge	1	Lugemwa, F.N., Huang, F-Y., Bentley, M.D., Mendel, M.J., and Alford, A.R. 1990. A Heliothis zea Antifeedant from the Abundant Birchbark Triterpene Betulin. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38(2): 493-494.
Apoptotic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Artemicide	2	Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Bifidogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive	6	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.