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Plant Tussilago farfara (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Coltsfoot
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
2-O-METHYL-D-XYLOSE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARABINOSE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARABINOSE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARNIDENEDIOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARNIDIOL 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Flower not available 0.1 -1.29 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Flower not available 3670.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
CALENDOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Flower not available 20.0 0.91 Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOXANTHIN 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FARADIOL 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOSE 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOSE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 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
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiimpotence 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 11 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiischemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiketotic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antileishmanic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 29th
Antileukemic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 225.
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiLyme 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 1 Duke, 1992 *