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Plant Solidago virgaurea (Asteraceae)

Common Names
European Goldenrod; Woundwort
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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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 *
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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
Chemopreventive (Breast Cancer) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive (Colon Cancer) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 4 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Clastogenic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Co-carcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Collagen-Sparing 2 Duke, 1992 *
COMT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Copper-Chelator 1 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Activator 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytoprotective 2 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cytotoxic 2 Matsukawa, Y., et al. The Effect of Quercetin and Other Flavonoids on Cell Cycle Progresssion and Growth of Human Gastric Cancer Cells. Planta Medica, 56(6): 677, 1990.
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Detoxicant 1 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.