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Common Names
Chaff Flower
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARSENIC | 2 | Root | not available | 0.3 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETAINE | 14 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 1130.0 | 52200.0 | 4.91 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Root | 6.0 | 11.0 | -0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ECDYSTERONE | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GABA | 22 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INOKOSTERONE | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | 150.0 | 180.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 1440.0 | 5730.0 | 1.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Root | 40.0 | 66.0 | 0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PONASTEROSIDE-A | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASIUM-SUCCINATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | 5000.0 | 20000.0 | 0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM-OXALATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM-SUCCINATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | 133.0 | 198.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hepatoprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypertensive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 2 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypolipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Immunomodulator | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunostimulant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Insulinogenic | 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 |
| Juvabional | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Leucocytogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990. |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Neuroinhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |