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 |
---|---|---|
Neurotoxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Neurotransmitter | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
NF-kB-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Pesticide | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
Phagocytotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Piscicide | 1 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
Prooxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Proteinogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Sedative | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Spermicide | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Tranquilizer | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Trichomonicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Ulcerogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |