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Common Names
Borage; Beebread; Beeplant; Talewort
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMABILINE | 1 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | 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. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 30.0 | 5005.0 | 0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Shoot | not available | 39.0 | -0.37 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 25.0 | 360.0 | 0.43 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BORAGO-TRIACYLGLYCEROLS | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BORNESITOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 930.0 | 5005.0 | -0.92 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 30600.0 | 437580.0 | -1.39 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CYANOGENS | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CYNAUSTINE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| DELPHINIDIN | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| DHURRIN | 1 | Plant | 35.0 | 350.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERUCIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | 2500.0 | 7390.0 | -0.74 | Heredity 65: 249-257. 1990. |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 7000.0 | 100000.0 | 0.87 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 130000.0 | 383000.0 | 0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antineuropathic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antinitrosaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiophidic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiotitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antioxidant | 12 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Antioxidant (LDL) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant Synergist | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiozenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antipapillomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |