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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Seed | not available | 200000.0 | 0.02 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| MYROSIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 6800.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 3.0 | 47.9 | -0.60 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| NONACOSANE | 2 | Leaf | 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. |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Leaf | 200.0 | 2945.0 | -0.25 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Leaf | 60.0 | 884.0 | -0.37 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Leaf | 10.0 | 147.0 | -0.48 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Leaf | 0.2 | 2.8 | -0.93 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Leaf | 660.0 | 9720.0 | -0.14 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHENYLETHYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | 290.0 | 4563.0 | -0.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Flower | 0.6 | 3.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POPULNIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Leaf | 1485.0 | 28215.0 | -0.09 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROGOITRIN | 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. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 23650.0 | 385190.0 | 1.73 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| QUERCETIN-3,7-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-ALPHA-L-(2-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANISIDO-ARABO-PYRANOSIDE) | 0 | Seed | not available | 114.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMS | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 8 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimyocarditic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineoplastic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuralgic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antinitrosaminic | 4 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiophidic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |