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Plant Eryngium floridanum (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Florida Eryngium
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Shoot not available 1958.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Shoot not available 146900.0 1.03 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Shoot not available 20600.0 0.43 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Shoot not available 643400.0 0.29 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Shoot not available 49000.0 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Shoot not available 139900.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Shoot not available 400.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Shoot not available 3075.0 0.33 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Shoot not available 70.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Shoot not available 3215.0 -0.08 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Shoot not available 160800.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Shoot not available 15.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Shoot not available 6.0 -0.67 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Shoot not available 857000.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Laxative 2 Duke, 1992 *
Lithogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Neuroprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Pesticide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Prooxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sedative 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Serotoninergic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Tranquilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Uricosuric 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Vasodilator 4 Martindale's 29th
Vulnerary 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).