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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiobesity | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiophidic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antioxidant | 6 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antiparkinsonian | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiperiodontic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiperoxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPGE2 | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplaque | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiplasmodial | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPMS | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipodriac | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipoliomyelitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |