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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vasomotor-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verrucolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772. |