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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 42.0 | 95.0 | -0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONAOSE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTAOSE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANA-11,13(18)-DIEN-3-BETA-23,28-TRIOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 292000.0 | 300000.0 | 1.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | not available | 309600.0 | 5.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed Oil | not available | 656000.0 | 3.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | 2508.0 | 5700.0 | 0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Leaf | 5808.0 | 13200.0 | -0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 47520.0 | 108000.0 | -1.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 178000.0 | 183000.0 | -0.45 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Leaf | 0.5 | 1.1 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROTENONE | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAIKOGENIN-A | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Leaf | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Leaf | 3.3 | 7.4 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Leaf | 334.0 | 760.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | 164000.0 | 2.99 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Copper-Antagonist | 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 |
| Cosmetic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Demulcent | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Depressant | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DME-Inhibitor | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 134. |
| Ectoparasiticide | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Elastase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |