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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-OCTENOIC-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. |
| 5'-(1-PROPYNYL)-2,2'-BITHIENYL-5-YL... | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5,7,9-TRIYNE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| 9(10)-DEHYDROFUKINONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Root | 250.0 | 1250.0 | -1.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN-ACETATE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-GUAIENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | 54.0 | 231.0 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| APLOTAXENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APLOTAXENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ARCTIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARCTIC-ACID-B | 0 | Root | not available | 0.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ARCTIC-ACID-B-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ARCTIC-ACID-C | 0 | Root | not available | 0.1 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ARCTIGENIN | 22 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ARCTIGENIN | 22 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARCTIGENIN | 22 | Seed | 165.5 | 166.6 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiencephalopathic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiendometriotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienterotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienuretic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiepileptic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiescherichic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifatigue | 6 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antifeedant | 3 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Antifertility | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibromyalgic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antifuruncular | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antigallstone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastritic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antigastrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigenotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |