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Plant Polygonum aviculare (Polygonaceae)

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Common name(s)
Prostrate Knotweed
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
7 AVICULARIN Plant -- -- -- *
4 CALCIUM-OXALATE Plant -- -- -- *
43 CATECHIN Plant -- -- -- *
9 DELPHINIDIN Plant -- -- -- *
14 HYPERIN Plant -- -- -- *
34 MYRICETIN Plant -- -- -- *
0 OXYMETHYLANTHRAQUINONE Root -- 3500.0 1.00 *
0 OXYMETHYLANTHRAQUINONE Stem -- 2000.0 -- *
0 OXYMETHYLANTHRAQUINONE Leaf -- 1500.0 -- *
0 POLYGONIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
176 QUERCETIN Plant -- -- -- *
0 QUERCETIN-3-ARABINOSIDE Plant -- -- -- *
44 QUERCITRIN Plant -- -- -- *
87 RUTIN Plant -- -- -- *
34 SALICYLIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
41 TANNIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
*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.