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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 12.0 | 209.0 | -0.39 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Leaf | 910.0 | 13402.0 | 0.34 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ISOPROPYL-GLUCOSINOLATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPROPYLISOTHIOCYANATE | 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. |
| ISOQUERCITRIN | 22 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3,7-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-FERULOYL-SOPHOROSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-SOPHOROSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-SINAPOYL-SOPHOROSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-SOPHOROSIDE-7-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Leaf | 200.0 | 2946.0 | -0.12 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Leaf | 760.0 | 11192.0 | -0.82 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Leaf | 270.0 | 3976.0 | -0.71 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | 480.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Leaf | 1130.0 | 16642.0 | 0.86 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Leaf | 132.0 | 2471.0 | -0.64 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Leaf | 3.0 | 53.0 | -0.37 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MESOINOSITOL-HEXAPHOSPHORIC-ACID-ESTER | 0 | 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. |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Leaf | 230.0 | 3387.0 | 0.25 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardioprotective | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 3 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 6 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagen-Sparing | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Copper-Antagonist | 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 |
| Cosmetic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Counterirritant | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |