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Common Names
Ramie
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APIGENIN-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 730.0 | 5615.0 | 0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 21000.0 | 161540.0 | 0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Shoot | 134000.0 | 182000.0 | 1.84 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BARIUM | 0 | Plant | 40.0 | 46.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 52.0 | 403.0 | 0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BROMINE | 0 | Plant | 8.0 | 14.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Plant | 36000.0 | 39000.0 | 2.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Shoot | 4500.0 | 46000.0 | 2.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 71000.0 | 546150.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Shoot | 473000.0 | 606000.0 | 0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Stem | not available | 659000.0 | 0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Plant | 10000.0 | 12000.0 | 1.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Plant | not available | 16.0 | 0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Plant | not available | 13.0 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EMODIN | 58 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 5000.0 | 38460.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Shoot | 32000.0 | 44000.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Insulin-Sparing | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Insulinogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Juvabional | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Keratolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Larvistat | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Leucocytogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator | 1 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| MMP-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MMP-7-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |