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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 45500.0 | 149370.0 | 0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 360000.0 | -0.99 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 25000.0 | 73000.0 | 0.69 | Wealth of India. |
| LYCOPSAMINE | 1 | Leaf | 1.0 | 3.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYCOPSAMINE | 1 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Leaf | 520.0 | 7436.0 | 1.28 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | 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. |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Plant | 110000.0 | 300000.0 | 1.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MUFA | 13 | Seed | 74750.0 | 220225.0 | 0.80 | J. Pharm. Belg. 43:359-363. 1988. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 9.0 | 129.0 | 0.38 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| OCTADECA-6,9,12,15-TETRAENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| OCTADECADIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| OCTADECATETRA-6,9,12,15-ENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| OCTADECATRIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| OCTADECENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 22100.0 | 100000.0 | -0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 200000.0 | 1.41 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 15600.0 | 46600.0 | 0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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. |