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Common Names
Sickle Senna
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIGNOCERIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | 3300.0 | 7400.0 | 0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 11913.0 | 26714.0 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | not available | 3180.0 | 0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | not available | 24.0 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNITOL | 18 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NOR-RUBROFUSARIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OBTUSIFOLIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OBTUSIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 13068.0 | 29304.0 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 2211.0 | 4958.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 5700.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYSCION | 5 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | not available | 12700.0 | 0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 182000.0 | 360000.0 | 1.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 132000.0 | -1.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHEIN | 18 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUBROFUSARIN | 5 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUBROFUSARIN-6-BETA-GENTIOBIOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUBROFUSARIN-GENTIOBIOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiimpotence | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiketotic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antilepric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antileukemic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene-D4 | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiLyme | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphomic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimaculitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimastalgic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimenopausal | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |