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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUMARIN | 57 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOHEXENONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDROFALCARINDIOL | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDROFALCARINOL | 0 | Root | not available | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDROFALCARINONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDROFALCARINONOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DI-O-CAFFEOYL-QUINIC-ACID | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| DIACETYLEN | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIACETYLENE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCOUMARIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| DIPHENYL-GLYOXAL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIPHENYL-GLYOXAL | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEMICIN | 16 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEMICIN | 16 | Shoot | not available | 18.4 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEMICINE | 0 | Shoot | 227.0 | 2770.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Plant | 1000.0 | 10000.0 | 0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Shoot | 1000.0 | 10000.0 | -0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERIODICTYOL | 10 | Shoot | not available | 75.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESCULETIN | 30 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170. |
| Ubiquiot | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 3 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Uricogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Uricosuric | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterosedative | 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. |
| Uterotrophic | 2 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| UV-Screen | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verrucolytic | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Vibriocide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 10 | Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229 |