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Chemical ARGININE

Chemical ID
ARGININE
Ubiquitous
Yes

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List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Antidiabetic? not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antiencephalopathic not available Martindale's 29th
Antihepatitic not available Martindale's 29th
Antihypertensive not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiimpotence not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiinfertility 4 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antioxidant? not available Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac 3 g/day Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic not available Duke, 1992 *
Hypoammonemic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
NO-Genic not available Duke, 1992 *
Pituitary-Stimulant not available Duke, 1992 *
Spermigenic 4 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Vasodilator not available Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Leaf 2030.0 14494.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea var. italica Leaf 1450.0 15573.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. Leaf 1840.0 11840.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. Leaf 800.0 13112.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Brassica rapa Root 240.0 2950.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Brassica rapa Leaf 840.0 17951.0 -0.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cajanus cajan Seed 11280.0 14530.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Calathea allouia Root 3385.0 3720.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Camellia sinensis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Canavalia ensiformis Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cannabis sativa Plant not available not available not available Turner, C. E., El Sohly, M. A., Boeren, E. G. 1980. Constituents of Cannabis sativa L. XVII. A Review of the Natural Constituents. J Natural Products, 432: 169-234.
Capsella bursa-pastoris Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum annuum Fruit 410.0 5592.0 0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Capsicum frutescens Fruit 960.0 7834.0 0.9 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Carica papaya Fruit 100.0 895.0 -0.9 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Carum carvi Seed 12520.0 13900.0 -0.5 Revised USDA data received 1993.
Castanea dentata Seed 3808.0 6778.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Castanea mollisima Seed 4411.0 7852.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Castanea sativa Seed 1451.0 3192.0 -0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Ceratonia siliqua Seed not available 55460.0 1.3 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.