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Chemical GUM

Chemical ID
GUM
Ubiquitous
No
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
Passiflora incarnata Plant not available 2500.0 -1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Peumus boldus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Phytolacca americana Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Picrasma excelsa Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Piper cubeba Fruit not available 80000.0 1.0 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Plantago major Seed 30000.0 100000.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Punica granatum Petiole not available 32000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Rhizophora mangle Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Sclerocarya caffra Leaf not available 100000.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Scutellaria lateriflora Plant 10960.0 120000.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Senna occidentalis Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Symphytum officinale Root 50000.0 100000.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Tragopogon porrifolius Seed not available 10000.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Trifolium pratense Flower 9000.0 50000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Turnera diffusa Leaf 31500.0 150000.0 1.1 Duke, 1992 *
Turnera diffusa Branches not available 135000.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Vaccinium macrocarpon Fruit 6000.0 50000.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Valeriana officinalis Root 14160.0 120000.0 0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays Silk Stigma Style not available 38000.0 not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.