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Plant Calathea allouia (Marantaceae)

Common Names
Leren; Lleren

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALANINE 3 Root 3545.0 3900.0 0.23 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Root 3385.0 3720.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Root 7650.0 8415.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Root 265.0 290.0 -1.26 Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Root 8825.0 9710.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Root 3920.0 4310.0 1.15 Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Root 1080.0 1190.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYPROLINE 1 Root not available 0.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Root 3430.0 3775.0 0.16 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Root 4440.0 4885.0 0.31 Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Root 3810.0 4190.0 0.42 Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Root 1415.0 1560.0 0.83 Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Root 3325.0 3655.0 0.69 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Root 2610.0 2870.0 0.61 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Root 60000.0 66000.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Root 3085.0 3390.0 0.02 Duke, 1992 *
STARCH 5 Root 130000.0 150000.0 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Root 2815.0 3095.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE 8 Root 1805.0 1985.0 -0.04 Duke, 1992 *
VALINE 3 Root 4585.0 5040.0 0.56 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiretardation 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antisickling 2 Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990.
Antiulcer 4 Martindale's 29th
Antiuremic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivitiligic 1 Martindale's 29th
Anxiolytic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aphrodisiac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 5 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Diuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Emetic 1 Martindale's 29th
Emollient 1 Martindale's 29th
Essential 7 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FLavor 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Glutathionigenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Hepatoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypoammonemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypoarginanemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Lipotropic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Monoamine-Precursor 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Neuroexcitant 1 Martindale's 28th