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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
Lolium temulentum Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Lycopersicon esculentum Fruit 120.0 10000.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Lycoris radiata Bulb 200000.0 551000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Mangifera indica Seed not available 728000.0 1.7 Duke, 1992 *
Manihot esculenta Root 280000.0 828400.0 2.1 Duke, 1992 *
Manilkara zapota Fruit 29800.0 64000.0 -0.4 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Maranta arundinacea Rhizome 250000.0 695000.0 1.7 Duke, 1992 *
Medicago sativa Plant 11280.0 60000.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Melia azedarach Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Melilotus alba Seed not available 30000.0 -1.1 Duke, 1992 *
Musa x paradisiaca Fruit 7000.0 17500.0 -0.4 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Musa x paradisiaca Stem not available 50000.0 -1.0 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Myrica cerifera Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Myrica cerifera Bark 13080.0 60000.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Myristica fragrans Aril not available 317000.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Myristica fragrans Seed not available 300000.0 0.0 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Nelumbo nucifera Rhizome 92500.0 570988.0 0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Nicotiana tabacum Leaf 10000.0 20000.0 -0.4 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Oenothera biennis Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Oryza sativa Seed 722000.0 749000.0 1.8 Duke, 1992 *