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Common Names
Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIAMINE | 0 | Leaf | 0.7 | 3.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIN | 4 | Leaf | 9.0 | 42.0 | 3.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIN | 4 | Plant | not available | 42.0 | 1.44 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| TRIAMINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| TRIDEC-1-ENE-3-5-7-9-11-PENTAYNE | 0 | Root | 1.0 | 1000.0 | -0.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDEC-1-ENE-3-5-7-9-11-PENTAYNE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDEC-12-ENE-4-6-8-10-TETRAYN-1-AL | 0 | Root | not available | 400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDECA-1-11-DIENE-3-5-7-9-TETRAYNE | 0 | Root | 3.0 | 3000.0 | 1.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDECA-1-11-DIENE-3-5-7-9-TETRAYNE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDECA-1-3-11-TRIENE-5-7-9-TRIYNE | 0 | Root | not available | 15.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDECA-1-3-11-TRIENE-5-7-9-TRIYNE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDECA-3,5-DIENE-7,9,11-TRIYN-1-OL-ACETATE | 0 | Root | not available | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDECADIEN-(1,11)-TETRAIN-(3,5,7,9) | 0 | Root | not available | 3.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| TRIDECADIEN-(3,5)-TRIIN-(7,9,11)-OL-(1)-ACETATE | 0 | Root | not available | 0.1 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| TRIDECATRIEN-(1,3,11)-TRIIN-(5,7,9) | 0 | Root | not available | 0.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| TRIDECEN-(1)-PENTAIN(3,5,7,9,11) | 0 | Root | not available | 1.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| TRIDECEN-(12)-TETRAIN-(4,6,8,10)-AL-(1) | 0 | Root | not available | 0.4 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| TYRAMINE | 11 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYRAMINE | 11 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Leaf | not available | 780000.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (Kidney) | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 2 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Thyroid) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 3 | Yasukawa, K., Takido, M., Takeuchi, M., Sato, Y., Nitta, K., and Nakagawa, S. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Flavonol Glycosides on 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-Induced Tumor Promotion. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(3): 774-776, 1990. |
| Antitussive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcerogenic | 1 | Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990. |
| Antivaginitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anxiolytic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |