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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
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.
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Antiimplantation 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiimplantation) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiimpotence 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiimpotence) Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiinfective) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiinfertility) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 5 (View Chemicals list for Antiinflammatory) Martindale's 28th
Antiinsomniac 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiinsomniac) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antikeshan 1 (View Chemicals list for Antikeshan) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiketotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiketotic) Merck 11th Edition
Antilactobacillic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antilactobacillic) Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 2 (View Chemicals list for Antilepric) Martindale's 29th
Antileukemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antileukemic) Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antileukonychic) Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 1 (View Chemicals list for Antileukotriene) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilisteria 3 (View Chemicals list for Antilisteria) Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antilithic) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiLyme 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiLyme) Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antilymphomic) Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antimaculitic) Duke, 1992 *
Antimastalgic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antimastalgic) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimelanomic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antimelanomic) Duke, 1992 *