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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Artemisia dracunculus (Asteraceae)

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
PROTEIN 0 Seed 315000.0 0.72 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTEIN 0 Shoot 228000.0 247000.0 0.33 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Leaf 3.0 17.0 -0.88 *
QUERCETIN 176 Shoot *
QUERCETIN-3'-METHYLETHER 2 Plant Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
QUERCETIN-3-(BETA-D-GALACTOFURANOSYL-6-BETA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE) 0 Shoot *
QUERCETIN-3-(D-GALACTOFURANOSYL-6-BETA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE 0 Shoot *
QUERCETIN-3-(D-GLUCOFURANOSYL-6-BETA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE 0 Shoot *
QUERCETIN-3-GLYCO-GALACTOSIDE 0 Plant *
QUERCETIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 2 Plant Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
RHAMNETIN 18 Plant Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
RHAMNOSE 0 Leaf *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Plant 13.0 14.0 0.18 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
RIBOSE 0 Leaf *
ROSMARINIC-ACID 57 Plant Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
RUTIN 87 Leaf *
RUTIN 87 Shoot 100.0 560.0 -0.53 *
SABINENE 5 Shoot 370.0 3700.0 3.64 *
SALICYLATES 7 Leaf 35.0 350.0 0.18 *
SALICYLIC-ACID 34 Leaf 3.0 -1.00 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Nociceptive 1 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.
Nodulation-Signal 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Occuloirritant 1 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 7 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Ovicide 1 *
Oviposition-Stimulant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ovulant 1 *
Oxidant 1 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Ozone-Scavenger 1 *
P21-Inducer 1 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 4 *
P450-Inducer 3 *
P450-Inhibitor 2 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
PAF-Inhibitor 1 *
Parasiticide 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Pediculicide 1 *
Percutaneostimulant 1 Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfume 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Perfumery 26 Merck 11th Edition