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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
GLUTAMINE 5 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPTA-4,6-DIYNE-1,3-DIOL 0 Shoot not available 22.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HERNIARIN 12 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HERNIARIN 12 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HERNIARIN 12 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HERNIARIN 12 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HESPERETIN 8 Shoot not available 75.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Shoot not available 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HISPIDULIN 7 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
HYPEROSIDE 30 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INULOBIOSE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Plant 320.0 350.0 -0.33 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ISOEUGENOL 16 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
ISOFRAXIDIN 5 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHAMNETIN 11 Plant not available 7.0 not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
ISOTHUJONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 20000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOTHUJONE 0 Shoot 20.0 200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antibronchoconstrictor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibrucellosic 1 Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990.
Anticancer 12 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 1 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Colon) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Forestomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Kidney) 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Anticancer (Liver) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Lung) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Pancreas) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Prostate) 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Anticancer (Skin) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticapillary-Fragility 4 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Anticarcinogenic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticarcinomic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).