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Plant Daucus carota (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Carrot
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CYANIDIN-3,5-DIGALACTOSIDE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-(SINAPOYL-XYLOSYL-GLUCOSYL)-GALACTOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-GALACTOSIDE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOGALACTOSIDE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 1 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-DIGLYCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTEINE 13 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Root 80.0 655.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
D-GLUCOSE 1 Root not available 80000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
DAUCARIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DAUCENE 0 Seed not available 200.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
DAUCIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DAUCINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DAUCOL 0 Seed 60.0 1960.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DAUCOL 0 Shoot not available 535.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DAUCOSTEROL 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEC-2-EN-1-AL 0 Root not available 1.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
DECA-TRANS-2,TRANS-4-DIEN-1-AL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECA-TRANS-2,TRANS-4-DIEN-1-AL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Uterosedative 2 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.
Uterotonic 1 Tyler, V.E.. 1982. The Honest Herbal. George F. Stickley Co., Philadelphia PA. 263 pp.
Uterotrophic 2 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
UV-Screen 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Varroacide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 17 Duke, 1992 *
Vasomotor-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
Vermicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 2 Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Vibriocide 1 Wealth of India.
Vitamin-A-Activity 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 8 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 8 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).