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Common Names
Black Mustard
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 29.0 | 475.0 | 0.93 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 1107.0 | 17867.0 | -0.04 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 34100.0 | 502209.0 | -0.87 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 192000.0 | 207792.0 | -1.25 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| COPPER | 12 | Leaf | 0.6 | 11.2 | -0.45 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Leaf | 370.0 | 5449.0 | 2.14 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| EO | 0 | Seed | 7000.0 | 12000.0 | -0.40 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ERUCIC-ACID | 2 | Leaf | 770.0 | 11340.0 | 0.97 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 2220.0 | 46841.0 | -0.19 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 282000.0 | 305195.0 | 0.21 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 8000.0 | 117820.0 | -0.54 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 110000.0 | 119048.0 | -0.12 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| GADOLEIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | 260.0 | 3829.0 | 0.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLUCONAPIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| GLUCONASTURTIIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| GLUCOPUTRANJIVIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Leaf | 450.0 | 6627.0 | 0.63 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 3 | Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865. |
| Allergenic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiacne | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiadenoviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |