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Plant Capsella bursa-pastoris (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Shepherd's Purse
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PHOSPHORUS 4 Plant 600.0 7288.0 1.78 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Plant 3940.0 33390.0 0.81 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Plant 42000.0 356000.0 1.50 Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PYRUVIC-ACID 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Plant 1.7 14.4 0.21 Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONINS 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SINIGRIN 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SORBITOL 11 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SUGARS 0 Plant not available 48000.0 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
SULFANILIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIC-ACID 41 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Plant 2.5 21.2 1.16 Duke, 1992 *
THIOCYANIC-ACID 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TYRAMINE 11 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Plant not available 882000.0 0.48 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Osteoblastogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Oviposition-Stimulant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
P450-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
PAF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Parasympathomimetic 2 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Peristaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 13 Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Pituitary-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
PPAR-Gamma-Antagonist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Prooxidant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Protisticide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Psychotropic 1 Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990.
Purgative 1 Martindale's 28th
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 2 Tawfig,N. Heaney,R.K.,Plumb,J.A.,Fenwick,G.R.,Musk,S.R.R.,Williamson,G.1995. Dietary Glucosinolates as Blocking Agents Against Carcinogenesis: Glucosinolate Breakdown Products Assessed Induction of Quinone Reductase Activity I.Carcinogenesis 16(5)119-1194
Radioprotective 3 Martindale's 28th
Refrigerant 1 Martindale's 28th
Renotoxic 1 Merck 11th Edition