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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Larvistat | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 1 | 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 |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 3 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator | 2 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mosquitocide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 1 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |