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Chemical SILICON

Chemical ID
SILICON
Ubiquitous
Yes
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
Antiarteriosclerotic not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antionychyotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiosteoporotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective 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
Lactuca sativa Leaf 10.0 800.0 2.0 Duke, 1992 *
Larrea tridentata Plant 1.0 3.1 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Lobelia inflata Leaf 0.1 0.8 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Lycopersicon esculentum Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Malus domestica Fruit 0.0 70.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Medicago sativa Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Mentha pulegium Plant not available 182.0 0.6 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Mentha x piperita Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Musa x paradisiaca Fruit 70.0 350.0 0.5 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Myrica cerifera Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Nepeta cataria Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Panax ginseng Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Panax quinquefolius Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Parthenium integrifolium Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Passiflora incarnata Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Pastinaca sativa Root 2.0 50.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Petroselinum crispum Plant 0.3 3.6 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Petroselinum crispum Leaf 60.0 1425.0 3.8 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Phaseolus vulgaris Fruit 80.0 1200.0 3.3 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
Phoenix dactylifera Fruit not available 660.0 1.5 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.