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Plant Arctium lappa (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(-)-ARCTIGENIN 7 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(4E,6E)-4,6-TETRADECADIEN-8,10,12-TRIYN-1,3-DIYL-DIACETATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(4E,6E,12E)-4,6,12-TETRADECADIEN-8,10,12-TRIYN-1,3-DIYL-DIAC 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(4E,6Z)-4,6,TETRADECADIEN-8,10,12-TRIYN-1,3-DIYL-DIACETATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(4E,6Z,12E)-4,6,12-TETRADECADIEN-8,10,12-TRIYN-1,3-DIYL-DIAC 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,11-TRIDECADIENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
1,11-TRIDECADIENE-3,5,7,9-TETRAYNE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,11-TRIDECADIENE-3,5,7,9-TETRAYNE 0 Root not available 15.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2-EPOXY-TRIDEC-1-ENE-5,7,9,11-TETRAYNE 0 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1,2-EPOXY-TRIDEC-TRANS-3-ENE-5,7,9-TRIYNE 0 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1,3,1,1-TRIDECATRIENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,3,11-TRIDECATRIENE-5,7,9-TRIYNE 0 Plant not available 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-TRIDECENE-3,5,7,9,11-PENTAYNE 0 Root not available 11.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ALKYL-3-METHOXYPYRAZINES 0 Root not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
2-METHOXY-3-METHYLPYRAZINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-3-PYRAZINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
2-METHYL-PROPIONIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3,5,7,9-TETRAYNE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
3-HEXENOIC-ACID 0 Root 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.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor 1 Martindale's 29th
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 11 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 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 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 2 Martindale's 29th
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *