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Chemical ID
GLYCINE
Ubiquitous
Yes
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiacid | not available | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialdosteronic | not available | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) | not available | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiencephalopathic | not available | Martindale's 29th |
| Antigastritic | not available | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiprostatitic | 125-250 mg 3 x/day | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antipruritic | not available | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antisickling | not available | Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990. |
| Antiulcer | not available | Martindale's 29th |
| Cancer-Preventive | not available | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Neuroinhibitor | not available | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uricosuric | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plantago ovata | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Portulaca oleracea | Herb | 460.0 | 11000.0 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus armeniaca | Fruit | 400.0 | 2930.0 | -0.3 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Prunus cerasus | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus domestica | Fruit | 120.0 | 811.0 | -1.1 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Prunus dulcis | Seed | 12360.0 | 12929.0 | 0.3 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Prunus persica | Fruit | 240.0 | 1944.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psidium cattleianum | Fruit | 290.0 | 1500.0 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psidium guajava | Fruit | 410.0 | 2952.0 | -0.3 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Psophocarpus tetragonolobus | Leaf | 1490.0 | 6436.0 | -1.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psophocarpus tetragonolobus | Seed | 11400.0 | 12437.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psophocarpus tetragonolobus | Tuber | 3900.0 | 9155.0 | 1.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psoralea esculenta | Root | not available | 1097.0 | -1.3 | Izadoost, M. & Robinson, T., Synergism & antagonism in the pharmacology of alkaloidal plants, pp 137-58 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds., Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture & Pharmacology, v. 2, 1987, 255pp. |
| Pyrus communis | Fruit | 110.0 | 679.0 | -1.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Raphanus sativus | Root | 220.0 | 4265.0 | 1.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rehmannia glutinosa | Root | 1000.0 | 2000.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Leaf | 1590.0 | 4935.0 | -1.5 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Salvia officinalis | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| Sambucus canadensis | Fruit | 360.0 | 1782.0 | -0.7 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Scutellaria baicalensis | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |