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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| FUKINANOLIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FUKINONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FUKIONE | 0 | Leaf | 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. |
| GABA | 22 | Root | not available | 25.0 | -0.71 | Wealth of India. |
| GAMMA-GUANIDINO-N-BUTYRIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | 25.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERMACRANOLIDE | 0 | Fruit | 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. |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Root | 1570.0 | 7850.0 | -0.63 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Root | 310.0 | 1550.0 | -0.93 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| HEPTADEC-1-ENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| HEPTADECA-1-CIS-8-CIS-15-TRIENE-11,13-DIYNE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| HEPTAN-1-AL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| HEX-2-EN-1-AL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| HEX-3-EN-1-AL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| HEX-3-EN-1-OIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Root | 310.0 | 1550.0 | -0.24 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| INULIN | 19 | Root | 94000.0 | 500000.0 | 0.97 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | 35.0 | 147.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOCHLOROGENIC-ACID | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 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. |