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Plant Avena sativa (Poaceae)

Common Names
Oats
How this plant is used
Food

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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
STARCH 5 Seed 500000.0 600000.0 1.17 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
STIGMAST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMAST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTA-7,24(28)-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTADIENOL 0 Seed not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
STIGMASTANEDIOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTANOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTANOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL 12 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL 12 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE 14 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SUGARS 0 Plant 30000.0 93000.0 -0.22 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
SUGARS 0 Seed 20000.0 50000.0 -0.14 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SULFUR 14 Plant 800.0 4100.0 0.10 Jim Duke's personal files.*
SULFUR 14 Seed 1500.0 3100.0 0.32 Jim Duke's personal files.*
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Hull Husk not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Plant 0.9 4.0 -0.31 Jim Duke's personal files.*
THIAMIN 31 Seed 2.6 12.1 1.32 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMINE 0 Plant 0.4 2.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Differentiator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Disinfectant 1 Martindale's 29th
Diuretic 8 Duke, 1992 *
DNA-Active 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Dopaminergic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Emetic 1 Martindale's 29th
Emmenagogue 1 Wealth of India.
Emollient 1 Martindale's 29th
Encephalopathic 1 Martindale's 29th
Energizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Enterocontractant 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Epidermal-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ergogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Erythrocytogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Essential 9 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Estrogenic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Ethanolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Expectorant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Fatal 1 Martindale's 29th