Common Names
Nutsedge
How this plant is used
Food
Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
4ALPHA,5ALPHA-OXIDOEUDESM-11-EN-3-ALPHA-OL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ALKALOIDS | 0 | Root | 2100.0 | 2400.0 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-CYPERONE | 4 | Root | 1500.0 | 5000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-ROTUNOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ARSENIC | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 0.3 | -0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | not available | 90.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-CYPERONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-PINENE | 13 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-ROTUNOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-SELINENE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CALCIUM | 28 | Rhizome | not available | 3180.0 | -0.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
CAMPHENE | 9 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
COPAENE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
COPPER | 12 | Rhizome | not available | 10.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
CYPERENE | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CYPERENONE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CYPEROL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CYPEROLONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CYPEROTUNDONE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
---|---|---|
(-)-Chronotropic | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
(-)-Inotropic | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Acaricide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 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 |
Allelochemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Allelopathic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Allergenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Analgesic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anesthetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anorexic | 1 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
Anthelmintic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |