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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-BUT-CIS-1-ENYL-ISOCOUMARIN | 0 | Root | not available | 1500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BUT-TRANS-1-ENYL-5-HYDROXY-ISOCOUMARIN | 0 | Root | not available | 50.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BUT-TRANS-1-ENYL-8-HYDROXY-ISOCOUMARIN | 0 | Root | not available | 15.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BUT-TRANS-1-ENYL-ISOCOUMARIN | 0 | Root | not available | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-ALLYL-1,2-DIMETHOXYBENZENE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | 14.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHOXYCINNAMALDEHYDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6,7-DIMETHOXYCOUMARIN | 1 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 7-(ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE)-P-HYDROXYBENZOATE-ISORHAMNETIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-METHOXYCOUMARIN | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 7-O-METHYLAROMADENDRIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | 250.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9-HYDROXYGERANIOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 54.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AESCULETIDIN-DIMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AESCULETIDIN-DIMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AESCULETIN | 32 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| ALLO-OCIMENE | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLO-OCIMENE | 1 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-ALANINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-ALANINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Capillariprotective | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic? | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Cardiac | 2 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Cardiodepressant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardioprotective | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiovascular | 2 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Carminative | 6 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Caspase-3-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 3 | Tramil |
| Cerebrodepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebrotoxic | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 24. |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 6 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |