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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATULETIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PATULETIN-3-O-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | 120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PECTOLINARIGENIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| PEROXIDASE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEROXIDASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHELLANDRENE | 4 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOL | 26 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| PHENOLASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHLOROGLUCINOL | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Plant | 3130.0 | 3391.0 | -0.09 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Plant | 89.0 | 810.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PINOCEMBRIN | 9 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYACETYLENES | 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. |
| POLYPHENOL-OXIDASE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYPHENOL-OXIDASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Plant | 30020.0 | 32719.0 | 0.76 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROLINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Plant | 228000.0 | 247009.0 | 0.60 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitrypanosomic | 2 | Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991. |
| Antitubercular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 28 | Simon, P.W. Carrots and Other Horticultural Crops as a Source of Provitamin A Carotenes. HortScience, 25(12): 1495, 1990. |
| Antitumor (Bladder) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (brain) | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Forestomach) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (GI) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Kidney) | 2 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antitumor (Liver) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Mouth) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |