Constituents
Acetylenic compounds:
Achillein:
Achilleic acid:
Actein (Triterpene glycosides):
Allantoin: promotes the formation of granulation tissue and callus
Apigenin:
Aucubin (Glycosides):
Azulene:
Biochanin (isoflavones): phytoestrogenic
Borneol:
Bornyl acetate (esters): sedative
Bornyl formate (esters):
Bornyl isovalerianate (esters):
C-glycosides:
Caffeic Acid (Phenolic Acids):
Californine (Alkaloid):
Carotenoids:
Chamazulene:
Chlorogenic acid (Phenolic Acids):
Cimicifugoside (Triterpene glycosides):
Cimifugine (Triterpene glycosides):
Cimiracemosides (Triterpene glycosides):
Cineol:
Coumarins:
Coumarin derivatives:
Cyanogenic glycosides:
Diosmin:
Diosphenol:
Fatty acids:
Flavonoids:
Formononetin (isoflavones): phytoestrogenic
Genistein (isoflavones): phytoestrogenic
Glycyrrhizin (saponin):
Gum:
Gynocardin (Cyanogenic glycosides):
Harman (Indole alkaloids):
Harmaline (Indole alkaloids):
Harmine (Indole alkaloids):
Hesperidin:
Humulene: anti-bacterial
Indole alkaloids:
Inulin:
Isoferulic acid:
Isoflavones:
Isovitexin:
Kaempferol:
Linoleic (Fatty acids):
Linolenic (Fatty acids):
Lipids:
Lupulinic acid: anti-bacterial
Luteolin glycosides:
Maltol:
Perillyl alcohol (POH): for cancer
Phenolic acids:
Polysaccharides:
Phytosterols:
Protein:
Protopine (Alkaloid):
Quercetin:
Racemoside (Triterpene glycosides):
Rosmarinic Acid (Phenolic Acids):
Rutin:
Salicylic acid: reduces swelling and inflammation. The original source from which aspirin was derived.
Saponin:
Sesquiterpene lactones:
Sesquiterpenes:
Stigmasterol (Phytosterols):
Sugars:
Sucrose (Sugars):
Tannins:
Thujone:
Triterpene glycosides:
Triterpenoid saponins:
Valerianic ester (esters):
Vitexin:
Volatile oil:
Achillein:
Achilleic acid:
Actein (Triterpene glycosides):
Allantoin: promotes the formation of granulation tissue and callus
Apigenin:
Aucubin (Glycosides):
Azulene:
Biochanin (isoflavones): phytoestrogenic
Borneol:
Bornyl acetate (esters): sedative
Bornyl formate (esters):
Bornyl isovalerianate (esters):
C-glycosides:
Caffeic Acid (Phenolic Acids):
Californine (Alkaloid):
Carotenoids:
Chamazulene:
Chlorogenic acid (Phenolic Acids):
Cimicifugoside (Triterpene glycosides):
Cimifugine (Triterpene glycosides):
Cimiracemosides (Triterpene glycosides):
Cineol:
Coumarins:
Coumarin derivatives:
Cyanogenic glycosides:
Diosmin:
Diosphenol:
Fatty acids:
Flavonoids:
Formononetin (isoflavones): phytoestrogenic
Genistein (isoflavones): phytoestrogenic
Glycyrrhizin (saponin):
Gum:
Gynocardin (Cyanogenic glycosides):
Harman (Indole alkaloids):
Harmaline (Indole alkaloids):
Harmine (Indole alkaloids):
Hesperidin:
Humulene: anti-bacterial
Indole alkaloids:
Inulin:
Isoferulic acid:
Isoflavones:
Isovitexin:
Kaempferol:
Linoleic (Fatty acids):
Linolenic (Fatty acids):
Lipids:
Lupulinic acid: anti-bacterial
Luteolin glycosides:
Maltol:
Perillyl alcohol (POH): for cancer
Phenolic acids:
Polysaccharides:
Phytosterols:
Protein:
Protopine (Alkaloid):
Quercetin:
Racemoside (Triterpene glycosides):
Rosmarinic Acid (Phenolic Acids):
Rutin:
Salicylic acid: reduces swelling and inflammation. The original source from which aspirin was derived.
Saponin:
Sesquiterpene lactones:
Sesquiterpenes:
Stigmasterol (Phytosterols):
Sugars:
Sucrose (Sugars):
Tannins:
Thujone:
Triterpene glycosides:
Triterpenoid saponins:
Valerianic ester (esters):
Vitexin:
Volatile oil:
Therapeutic Actions
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Alteratives:
Analgesics: Antacids: Antiabortives: Antiasthmatics: Antibiotics: Anticatarrhals: Antipyretics: Antiseptics: Antispasmodics: Aphrodisiacs: Astringents: Carminatives: Cholagogues: Demulcents: Diaphoretics: Digestants: Diuretics: Emmenagogues: Emollients: Expectorants: Galactogogues: Hemostatics: Laxatives: Nervines: Oxytonics: Parasiticides: Purgatives: Rejuvenatives: Rubefacients: Sialagogues: Tonics: Vulneraries: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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