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Common Names
Tarragon
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Leaf | not available | 38.0 | 2.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Plant | 74000.0 | 80000.0 | -1.06 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GABA | 22 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID | 22 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID | 22 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Essential Oil | not available | 56900.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Shoot | 105.0 | 1040.0 | 0.32 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| GENTISIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | not available | 150.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMINE | 5 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMINE | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiretinotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 9 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirhinitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinoviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197. |
| Antisalmonella | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseborrheic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 36 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Antiserotonic | 1 | Internat. J. Oriental Med. 15(4): 199, 1990+ |
| Antiserotonin | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antishock | 3 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisickling | 6 | Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990. |
| Antisindhis | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisinusitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antispare-Tire | 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 |
| Antispasmodic | 36 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Antispasmophilic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |