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Common Names
Dandelion
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUMESTROL | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CRYPTOXANTHIN | 2 | Flower | 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. |
| CRYPTOXANTHIN-EPOXIDE | 0 | Flower | 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. |
| CRYPTOXANTHIN-EPOXIDE-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CRYPTOXANTHIN-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOARTANOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOARTANOL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| CYCLOARTENOL | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| CYCLOARTENOL | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOARTENOL | 7 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| CYNAROSIDE | 3 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GLUCURONIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Root | not available | 480.0 | 0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DODECADIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Root | 715.0 | 5000.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUDESMANOLIDES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| FARADIOL | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FARADIOL | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 7000.0 | 143000.0 | 1.72 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FAT | 0 | Root | 2288.0 | 16000.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| FLavor | 4 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastroprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastrostimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathione-Depleting | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Goitrogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Gonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Hemolytic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Hemostat | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hemostatic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hepatocarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatomagenic | 1 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Hepatoprotective | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 2 | Angewandte Botanik 68(5/6)=1994. Page 195. |
| Histamine-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HIV-RT-Inhibitor | 1 | Nakane, H., Fukushima, M., and Ono*, K. Differential Inhibition Of Reverse Transcriptase And Various DNA Polymerases By Digallic Acid And Its Derivatives. Journal of Natural Products, 53(5): 1234-1240, 1990. |
| Hyaluronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |