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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 3 | 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 (Thyroid) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 11 | Cancer Research, 48: 5941. |
| Antitussive | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitympanitic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiulcer | 17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcerogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiuremic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiuricosuric | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antivaccinia | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antivaginitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaricose | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivulvitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiwrinkle | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |