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Chemical STARCH

Chemical ID
STARCH
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
Absorbent not available Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Iodine) not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antinesidioblastosic not available Martindale's 29th
Emollient not available Martindale's 29th
Poultice not available Martindale's 29th
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
Abelmoschus esculentus Seed not available 89200.0 -0.9 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Abelmoschus moschatus Seed 133500.0 150000.0 -0.6 Wealth of India.
Aconitum napellus Root not available 250000.0 -0.3 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Acorus calamus Rhizome 250000.0 400000.0 -0.2 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Actaea racemosa Plant not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Aegle marmelos Seed not available 175000.0 -0.5 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Aesculus hippocastanum Seed 300000.0 600000.0 1.2 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Aframomum melegueta Seed 220000.0 400000.0 0.4 Wealth of India.
Allium sativum var. sativum Root 29600.0 80000.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Alocasia macrorrhiza Root 215000.0 723900.0 1.7 Duke, 1992 *
Alpinia galanga Rhizome not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Alpinia officinarum Rhizome 200000.0 250000.0 -1.2 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Althaea officinalis Root 39960.0 370000.0 0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Amorphophallus campanulatus Root 67200.0 747747.0 1.8 Duke, 1992 *
Ananas comosus Leaf not available 30000.0 -0.2 Wealth of India.
Ananas comosus Fruit not available 19.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Ananas comosus Stem 100000.0 150000.0 1.0 Wealth of India.
Andira inermis Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Angelica sinensis Root 33000.0 150000.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Arctium lappa Root 28200.0 120000.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *