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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
7-HYDROXY-N-HENTRIACONTAN-14,16-DIONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986.
7-METHOXY-VITEXIN-O-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-O-METHOXYVITEXIN-O-RHAMNO-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 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.
ACONITIC-ACID 1 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.
AEGILOPSIN 0 Hull Husk 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.
ALANINE 3 Seed not available 4000.0 -1.31 Jim Duke's personal files.*
ALPHA-KETO-GLUTARIC-ACID 0 Hull Husk not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-KETO-GLUTARIC-ACID 0 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Seed 4.4 10.1 -0.70 Jim Duke's personal files.*
ALUMINUM 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-6,8-DI-C-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-6-C-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-6-C-GLUCOSYL-ARABINOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-6-C-GLUCOSYL-O-ARABINOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-8-C-ARABINOSYLHEXOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986.
APIGENIN-8-C-GLUCOSYL-O-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-8-C-RHAMNOSYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986.
ARGININE 14 Seed 3000.0 13000.0 -0.49 Jim Duke's personal files.*
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Plant 26.0 120.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiaphthic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 12 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatheromic 1 Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.
Antiatherosclerotic 10 Duke, 1992 *
Antiautistic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antibackache 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 24 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Antiberiberi 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchoconstrictor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticalculic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 9 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.