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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
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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidiarrheic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidote (Strychnine) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysenteric 4 HerbalGram No. 24, page 37.
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antieczemic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 12 Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990.
Antielastase 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiemetic 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.