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Plant Spirulina spp. (Oscillatoriaceae)

Common Names
Spirulina
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Plant not available 43000.0 -1.41 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Plant not available 480.0 1.87 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Plant not available 280.0 -1.42 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Plant not available 5.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Plant not available 2.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Plant not available 21000.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(CRUDE) 0 Plant not available 2000.0 -1.89 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(DIETARY) 0 Plant not available 200000.0 -1.77 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Plant not available 71.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Plant not available 2550.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Plant not available 16.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Plant not available 160.0 1.17 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Plant not available 3190.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Plant not available 1600.0 -1.41 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Plant not available 713000.0 4.42 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Plant not available 46.0 2.41 Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Plant not available 1.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
SILICON 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Plant not available 128.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 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
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
Antiacne 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 2 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 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.