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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
Ceratonia siliqua Fruit not available 350000.0 0.1 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Chimaphila umbellata Plant 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.
Cimicifuga racemosa Plant not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Cimicifuga racemosa Root 16800.0 80000.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Cinchona spp Bark not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Cnicus benedictus Plant 10640.0 80000.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Coix lacryma-jobi Seed 500000.0 790000.0 1.9 Duke, 1992 *
Cola acuminata Seed not available 340000.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Colchicum autumnale Tuber not available 210000.0 -1.1 Duke, 1992 *
Colocasia esculenta Leaf not available 700.0 -0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Colocasia esculenta Root 245000.0 262000.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Coriandrum sativum Fruit not available 100000.0 -0.3 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Costus speciosus Rhizome not available 333333.0 -0.6 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Crataegus laevigata Fruit 41850.0 180000.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Crataegus rhipidophylla Fruit 150000.0 180000.0 -0.2 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Crocus sativus Silk Stigma Style 119900.0 130300.0 not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Crotalaria juncea Seed not available 411000.0 0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Cucurbita foetidissima Root 259000.0 550000.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Curcuma longa Rhizome 300000.0 550000.0 0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Rhizome 300000.0 400000.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *