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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
Pachyrhizus erosus Tuber 97200.0 551645.0 0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Paeonia moutan Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Paeonia officinalis Root 140000.0 200000.0 -0.5 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Paeonia suffruticosa Root Bark 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.
Panax ginseng Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Panax ginseng Root 25440.0 120000.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Panax quinquefolius Plant 80000.0 320000.0 0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Parthenium integrifolium Root 19200.0 120000.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Paullinia cupana Seed 50000.0 60000.0 -1.0 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Perideridia gairdneri Root not available 693000.0 1.6 Izadoost, M. & Robinson, T., Synergism & antagonism in the pharmacology of alkaloidal plants, pp 137-58 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds., Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture & Pharmacology, v. 2, 1987, 255pp.
Phoenix dactylifera Fruit not available 206000.0 -0.1 Abstract (See species file)
Phyllanthus emblica Fruit 1800.0 8910.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Physostigma venenosum Seed 480000.0 500000.0 0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Phytelephas aequatorialis Mesocarp 16900.0 129020.0 not available KOZIOL & PEDERSEN. 1993. PHYTELEPHAS AEQUATORIALIS(ARECACEAE) IN HUMAN AND ANIMAL NUTRITION. ECON. BOT. 47:401-307.
Phytelephas aequatorialis Seed not available 1.0 -1.3 KOZIOL & PEDERSEN. 1993. PHYTELEPHAS AEQUATORIALIS(ARECACEAE) IN HUMAN AND ANIMAL NUTRITION. ECON. BOT. 47:401-307.
Phytolacca americana Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Pimpinella anisum Seed not available 50000.0 -1.1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Pinellia ternata Tuber not available 690000.0 0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Piper betel Leaf 10000.0 31000.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Piper methysticum Root not available 430000.0 0.5 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.