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Plant Artemisia dracunculus (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Tarragon
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ARGININE 14 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMEDINAL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMEDINOL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMIDIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMIDIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMIDIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMIDINAL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMIDINAL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMIDINOL 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ARTEMIDINOL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMIDIOL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMISIA-KETONE 0 Leaf 50.0 500.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMISIA-KETONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 50000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTIMIDINAL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTIMIDINAL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTIMIDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTIMIDINE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf not available 588.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Peristaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 73 Duke, 1992 *
PGE2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Phospholipase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Photoactive 2 Duke, 1992 *
Photosensitizer 1 Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
Phytoalexin 2 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Phytohormonal 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Piscicide 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Pituitary-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
PKC-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Plasmodicide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Preservative 2 Merck 11th Edition
Progestational 1 Duke, 1992 *
Proliferant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Prooxidant 4 Duke, 1992 *
Propecic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandigenic 5 Duke, 1992 *