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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anxiolytic | 8 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Autotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bifidogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchodilator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bruchifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 23 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |