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Common Names
Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | 11.0 | 45.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-EUDESMOL | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BIS-5',5'-ARCTIGENIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 2.3 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BUTYRIC-ACID | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Root | not available | 2500.0 | 0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 1723.0 | 7330.0 | -0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Root | 200925.0 | 855000.0 | 0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Root | 0.5 | 2.0 | -0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CLOVENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CNICINOLIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Root | 3.0 | 12.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Root | not available | 29.0 | 1.91 | Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272. |
| COSTIC-ACID | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COSTIC-ACID | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYPERENE | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Root | 60.0 | 300.0 | -1.24 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anhydrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 7 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiadenoviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| AntiAGE | 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 |
| Antiaggregant | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiaging | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antialdosteronic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antialkali? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialkalotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiallergic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |