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Plant Avena sativa (Poaceae)

Common Names
Oats
How this plant is used
Food

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View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
CALCIUM 28 Seed 400.0 4800.0 0.12 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTANOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTANOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Plant 265000.0 861000.0 1.21 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 562000.0 775000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CAROTENE 0 Plant 2.6 702.0 0.36 Jim Duke's personal files.*
CAROTENE 0 Seed 0.0 0.2 -1.00 Jim Duke's personal files.*
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE 1 Hull Husk not available 350000.0 -0.16 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CELLULOSE 1 Plant not available 305000.0 0.00 Jim Duke's personal files.*
CHLORINE 7 Plant 1000.0 5700.0 -0.17 Jim Duke's personal files.*
CHLORINE 7 Seed 500.0 1900.0 3.16 Jim Duke's personal files.*
CHLOROPHYLL-A 0 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
CHLOROPHYLL-B 0 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
CHOLEST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLEST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTANOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTANOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTEROL 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antichoreic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlastogen 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlaudificant? 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticlimacteric 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoagulant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 5 Duke, 1992 *
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 6 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antidandruff 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 4 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 2 Duke, 1992 *