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Common Names
Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-PHENYLHEXA-2,4-DIYNE-1-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | 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. |
| AGROPYRENE | 9 | Rhizome | 475.0 | 494.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Plant | not available | 331.0 | -0.10 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| ASH | 0 | Plant | 61000.0 | 78000.0 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ALANINE | 2 | Rhizome | 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 | Plant | 3000.0 | 9280.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Plant | 455000.0 | 797000.0 | 0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARVACROL | 37 | Plant | not available | 50.0 | -0.86 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CARVACROL | 37 | Rhizome | not available | 55.0 | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CARVONE | 19 | Plant | not available | 25.0 | -0.43 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CARVONE | 19 | Rhizome | not available | 27.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Plant | not available | 37.0 | 2.59 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| COBALT | 2 | Plant | not available | 18.0 | 0.11 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| EO | 0 | Rhizome | 100.0 | 520.0 | -0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERGOCORNINE | 0 | Symbiotic Ergot Sclerotia | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ERGOCRISTIN | 0 | Symbiotic Ergot Sclerotia | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ERGOCRISTININE | 0 | Symbiotic Ergot Sclerotia | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ERGOCRYPTINE | 3 | Symbiotic Ergot Sclerotia | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ERGOCRYPTININE | 0 | Symbiotic Ergot Sclerotia | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ERGOSINE | 3 | Symbiotic Ergot Sclerotia | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibronchitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticancer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticanker | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticariogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticataract | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCFS | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticheilitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticholinesterase | 1 | L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase. |
| Anticholinesterase? | 1 | L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase. |
| Anticirrhotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticlimacteric | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoeliac | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticold | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticolitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticonvulsant | 1 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Anticorneotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticoronary | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |