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Common Names
Borage; Beebread; Beeplant; Talewort
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-BORNESITOL | 0 | Plant | 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. |
| 7-ACETYL-INTERMEDINE | 0 | Leaf | 0.1 | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-ACETYL-LYCOPSAMINE | 0 | Leaf | 0.1 | 3.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYLINTERMEDINE | 1 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ACETYLLYCOPSAMINE | 1 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALANINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Leaf | 2.0 | 8.0 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Plant | 2.0 | 98.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Seed | not available | 300.0 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLANTOIN | 12 | Embryo | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALLANTOIN | 12 | Leaf | not available | 61.0 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALLANTOIN | 12 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALLANTOIN | 12 | Root | not available | 49.0 | -0.71 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALLANTOIN | 12 | Seed | not available | 423.0 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALLANTOIN | 12 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| AMABILINE | 1 | Leaf | 0.1 | 3.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMABILINE | 1 | Seed | not available | 20.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ABeta-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Adenylate-Cyclase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 3 | 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 | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |