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Plant Capsella bursa-pastoris (Brassicaceae)

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Common name(s)
Shepherd's Purse
How used
GRAS

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
19 ACETYL-CHOLINE Plant -- -- -- *
0 ADONITOL Plant -- -- -- *
0 ARABINOSE Plant -- -- -- *
14 ARGININE Plant -- -- -- *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Plant 360.0 5500.0 0.70 *
0 ASH Plant 19000.0 161000.0 0.72 *
3 ASPARTIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Plant 2.6 22.0 -0.61 *
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Plant -- -- -- *
1 BURSIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
0 BURSINE Plant -- -- -- *
28 CALCIUM Plant 2080.0 17627.0 0.43 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Plant 52000.0 441000.0 -1.49 *
20 CHOLINE Plant 2000.0 10000.0 -0.09 *
23 CITRIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
13 DIOSMETIN Plant -- -- -- *
34 DIOSMIN Plant -- -- -- *
0 FAT Seed 170000.0 360000.0 0.50 *
0 FAT Plant 3200.0 42000.0 -0.14 *
15 FIBER Plant 11200.0 102000.0 -0.89 *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.