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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 353320.0 | 803000.0 | 1.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATALPOL | 3 | Plant | not available | 50.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATALPOL | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATALPOL-6-O-(ALPHA-L-(3''-O-CAFFEOYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL | 0 | Plant | not available | 21.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Leaf | 0.6 | 1.4 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Leaf | 6.0 | 12.8 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COUMARIN | 57 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CROCETIN | 10 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| DEHYDRO-DICONIFERYL-GLUCOSIDE-D | 0 | Plant | not available | 0.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDRO-DICONIFERYL-GLUCOSIDE-E | 0 | Plant | not available | 1.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDRO-DICONIFERYL-GLUCOSIDE-F | 0 | Plant | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDRO-DICONIFERYL-GLUCOSIDE-G | 0 | Plant | not available | 2.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERGOSTEROL-PEROXIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 5720.0 | 13000.0 | -0.87 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 35000.0 | 271000.0 | 0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | not available | 111000.0 | -0.62 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 111000.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 350000.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FORSYTHOSIDE-B | 2 | Plant | not available | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FUNGISTEROL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Leucocytogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lymphocytogenic | 1 | Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990. |
| Lymphokinetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Mitogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Narcotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neuroprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |