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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 9200.0 | 131560.0 | -0.37 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GALACTOSE | 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. |
| GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 20 | Fruit Essent. Oil | 185000.0 | 240000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 20 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 20 | Seed | 26000.0 | 84260.0 | 1.21 | J. Pharm. Belg. 43:359-363. 1988. |
| GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 20 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 190000.0 | 0.91 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 20 | Seed Oil | not available | 249000.0 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | 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. |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| HCN | 9 | Plant | not available | 15.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDROXYPROLINE | 1 | Seed | 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. |
| INTERMEDINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INTERMEDINE | 1 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 33.0 | 472.0 | 0.28 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LACTIC-ACID | 8 | 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. |
| LACTIC-ACID | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antianxiety | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarrhythmic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasphyctic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticanker | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticarcinomic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticarcinomic (Breast) | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |