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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
Salix alba Bark not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Sanguinaria canadensis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Sassafras albidum Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Senna obtusifolia Seed not available 2000.0 -1.2 Duke, 1992 *
Sesamum indicum Seed 150000.0 200000.0 -0.4 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Simaba cedron Seed not available 360000.0 0.2 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Smilax officinalis Root 52500.0 250000.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Smilax spp Root 52500.0 250000.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Solanum tuberosum Tuber 150000.0 800000.0 1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Stellaria media Root not available 15300.0 -1.3 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Stellaria media Plant 9960.0 120000.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Terminalia bellirica Leaf 99800.0 127000.0 2.4 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Teucrium montanum Leaf not available 22000.0 -0.4 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Theobroma cacao Seed 50000.0 90000.0 -0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Theobroma cacao Hb not available 60000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Trigonella foenum-graecum Seed 19500.0 150000.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Triticum aestivum Seed 542000.0 800000.0 2.0 Duke, 1992 *
Tulipa gesneriana Bulb 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.
Turnera diffusa Branches not available 60000.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Turnera diffusa Leaf 10500.0 50000.0 0.4 Duke, 1992 *