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Common Names
Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUCUBIN | 20 | Shoot | 25.0 | 13900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AUCUBIN | 20 | Stem | not available | 600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AUCUBIN-6-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AUCUBIN-6-XYLOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | Seed Oil | not available | 3000.0 | -1.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 19.0 | 43.0 | -0.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 5852.0 | 13300.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiporphyric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiprogestational | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiprolactin | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiproliferant | 2 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antiprostaglandin | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipruritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipsittacotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antipsoriac | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipyretic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiradicular | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretinopathic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiretinotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiRNA | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |