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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Avena sativa (Poaceae)

Common Names
Oats
How this plant is used
Food

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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
7-HYDROXY-N-HENTRIACONTAN-14,16-DIONE 0 Seed 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 *
7-O-METHOXYVITEXIN-O-RHAMNO-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ACONITIC-ACID 1 Plant List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
AEGILOPSIN 0 Hull Husk List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALANINE 3 Seed 4000.0 -1.31 Jim Duke's personal files.*
ALPHA-KETO-GLUTARIC-ACID 0 Hull Husk *
ALPHA-KETO-GLUTARIC-ACID 0 Petiole *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Seed 4.4 10.1 -0.70 Jim Duke's personal files.*
ALUMINUM 5 Plant *
APIGENIN-6,8-DI-C-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf *
APIGENIN-6-C-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf *
APIGENIN-6-C-GLUCOSYL-ARABINOSIDE 0 Leaf *
APIGENIN-6-C-GLUCOSYL-O-ARABINOSIDE 0 Leaf *
APIGENIN-8-C-ARABINOSYLHEXOSIDE 0 Leaf 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 *
APIGENIN-8-C-RHAMNOSYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf 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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antihangover 5 *
Antiheartburn 2 *
Antihemolytic 1 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antihemorrhagic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatitic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antihepatoadenomic 1 *
Antihepatomic 1 *
Antihepatotic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihepatotoxic 9 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 8 *
Antiherpetic? 1 *
Antihiccup 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic 5 *
AntiHIV 5 *
Antihomocysteine 1 *
Antihomocystinuric 3 *
Antihydrophobic 1 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antihyperactivity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperammonemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihypercholesterolemic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.