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Plant Elytrigia repens (Poaceae)

Common Names
Couchgrass, Doggrass, Quackgrass, Wheatgrass, Twitchgrass
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
MENTHONE 30 Rhizome not available 7.0 not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
MUCILAGE 3 Rhizome 100000.0 110000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Plant not available 5.0 -0.42 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
P-CYMENE 16 Rhizome not available 7.0 -0.51 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
PHENOLCARBOXYLIC-ACIDS 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Plant 2800.0 9510.0 2.85 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Plant not available 9780.0 -0.84 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
PROTEIN 0 Plant 106000.0 112000.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 168000.0 212000.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
SAPONIN 0 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.
SELENIUM 60 Plant not available 102.0 4.12 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
SILICIC-ACID 1 Rhizome not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
SILICON 4 Plant not available 253.0 0.98 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
SODIUM 1 Plant not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
THYMOL 71 Plant not available 20.0 -0.57 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
THYMOL 71 Rhizome not available 22.0 not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
TIN 4 Plant not available 67.0 3.13 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
TRANS-ANETHOLE 8 Plant not available 35.0 -0.46 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
TRANS-ANETHOLE 8 Rhizome not available 34.0 not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
TRITICIN 0 Rhizome 30000.0 80000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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Antidandruff 3 (View Chemicals list for Antidandruff) A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidementia 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidementia) Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 4 (View Chemicals list for Antidepressant) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 6 (View Chemicals list for Antidiabetic) Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 2 (View Chemicals list for Antidiabetic?) Martindale's 29th
Antidiscotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidiscotic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiuretic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidiuretic) Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-92.
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidote (Aluminum)) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidote (Cadmium)) Let's Live, May 1989.
Antidote (Lead) 2 (View Chemicals list for Antidote (Lead)) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidote (Mercury)) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidrepanocytic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidrepanocytic) Duke, 1992 *
Antidysgeuzic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidysgeuzic) Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidyskinetic) Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidysmenorrheic) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antieczemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antieczemic) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiencephalopathic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiencephalopathic) Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiendometriotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antienterotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiepileptic) Duke, 1992 *