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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUERCETIN-3-SOPHOROSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-SOPHOROSIDE-7-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCIMERITRIN | 6 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Leaf | 0.6 | 9.7 | -0.13 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| S-METHYL-CYSTEINE-SULFOXIDE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SINAPIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 10000.0 | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| SINAPINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINIGRIN | 7 | Seed | 10000.0 | 12000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Leaf | 274.0 | 4506.0 | 0.15 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | 20.0 | 294.0 | -0.43 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Leaf | 0.4 | 7.7 | -0.13 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THREONINE | 4 | Leaf | 660.0 | 9720.0 | -0.02 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TRANS-CINNAMIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Leaf | 270.0 | 3976.0 | 0.99 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Leaf | 1320.0 | 19440.0 | 3.17 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VALINE | 3 | Leaf | 970.0 | 14286.0 | 0.45 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| WATER | 0 | Leaf | 930030.0 | 933900.0 | 0.63 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | not available | 76000.0 | -0.58 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytoprotective | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Cytotoxic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Decongestant | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Demulcent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Dermatitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Diuretic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Embryotoxic | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Emetic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Essential | 8 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Expectorant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |