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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibiotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibradycardic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticancer | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 1 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 2 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticanker | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticarcinogenic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Anticarcinomic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 2 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |