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Common Names
Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,4-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-2H-1,4-BENZOAXINE-3-ONE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp. |
| 2-(2,4-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY...BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| 2-(2-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1,4(2H)...GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| 2-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 2-O-GLUCOSYL-7-METHOXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 4-KETOPINORESINOL | 2 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHOXY-BENZOXAZOLON | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ADENOSINE | 28 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ALPHA-MONOLINOLEIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.34 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BENZOXAZINOIDS | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.43 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 50.0 | 282.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Plant | not available | 798000.0 | 0.81 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 653000.0 | 824000.0 | 1.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CEREBROSIDES | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp. |
| CIS-8-OCTADECENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| COICIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Candidicide | 2 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Carcinogenic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Cardiac | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Cardioprotective | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 1 | Pharmazie, 46: 156, 1991. |
| Choleretic | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 2 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Copper-Antagonist | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Cosmetic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |