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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARPAGIDE | 6 | Plant | not available | 70.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HARPAGIDE-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HARPAGOSIDE | 6 | Plant | not available | 89.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTAOSE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HESPERIDIN | 31 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| HYDROXYTHAPSUINE-A | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDROXYTHAPSUINE-B | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 104.0 | 236.0 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISORHAMNETIN | 11 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Leaf | not available | 2680.0 | -0.54 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| LATERIOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | 5390.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCOSCEPTOSIDE-B | 0 | Plant | not available | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 48000.0 | 613000.0 | 4.33 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| LUPEOL | 21 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUPEOL | 21 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUPEOL | 21 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Leaf | 1421.0 | 3230.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Leaf | 5.3 | 12.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Seed | not available | 3700.0 | -1.22 | 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 * |