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Common Names
Horsetail; Scouring Rush
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACONITIC-ACID | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Plant | not available | 0.1 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Root | not available | 0.1 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Plant | not available | 15500.0 | 0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Plant | not available | 4.0 | -1.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIMETHYLSULFON | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GOSSYPETIN-3-BETA-D-...GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HERBACETIN-3-BETA-D-...GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Plant | not available | 140.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Plant | not available | 1010.0 | -0.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Plant | not available | 12.0 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MERCURY | 1 | Plant | not available | 0.1 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Plant | not available | 14900.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON-DIOXIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Plant | not available | 85.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Plant | not available | 10.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110. |
| Allelopathic | 1 | Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865. |
| Allergenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antiacne | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiadenoviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antiaggregant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiaging | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 3 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antiallergic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antialzheimeran | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antianemic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |