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Plant Solidago virgaurea (Asteraceae)

Common Names
European Goldenrod; Woundwort
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
ASTRAGALIN 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CATECHIN-TANNINS 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CLERODANE-DITERPENES 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELONGATOLIDES 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INULIN 19 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEICARPOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MATRICARIAESTER 0 Root not available 8000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
POLYGALIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINIC-ACID 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SOLIDAGOLACTONES 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antisunburn 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antithiamin 2 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithrombic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithrombogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antithyroid 3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antitrypanosomic 2 Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitumor 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Bladder) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Liver) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 5 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antiulcer 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiulcerogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaccinia 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antivaricose 1 Duke, 1992 *