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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 |
|---|---|---|
| AntiAGE | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 5 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Antiaging | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 4 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antialkalotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiallergic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antialzheimeran | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiamblyopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianaphylactic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiandrogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianemic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarrhythmic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |