Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Sonchus oleraceus (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Cerraja, Sow Thistle
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
APIGENIN-7-GLUCURONIDE 0 Plant *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 50.0 625.0 -0.39 *
ASH 0 Leaf 16000.0 235000.0 2.05 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 14.0 545.0 1.24 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 1310.0 19265.0 0.06 *
CAOUTCHOUC 0 Stem 1440.0 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 30000.0 488000.0 -0.98 *
FAT 0 Leaf 3000.0 44000.0 -0.25 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 4000.0 59000.0 -1.27 *
IRON 6 Leaf 31.0 455.0 0.23 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 180.0 2650.0 -0.59 *
LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSIDE 7 Plant *
LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSYLGLUCURONIDE 0 Plant *
LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCURONIDE 3 Plant *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 8.0 118.0 0.25 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 370.0 5440.0 0.09 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 19000.0 300000.0 0.88 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 1.0 16.0 -0.10 *
SCOPOLETIN 44 Plant *
TARAXASTEROL 2 Plant *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Allelochemic 1 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 2 (View) *
Analgesic 3 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anesthetic 1 (View) Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View) *
Antiacne 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
Antiadrenergic 1 (View) Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Antiaflatoxin 1 (View) *
AntiAGE 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaging 2 (View) *
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 (View) *
Antiallergic 3 (View) *
Antialzheimeran 3 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 (View) *