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Plant Fagopyrum esculentum (Polygonaceae)

Common Names
Buckwheat
How this plant is used
Food

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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
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed 1640.0 1880.0 0.09 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Seed 4.0 8.0 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 241.0 1140.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Seed 200.0 230.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 650000.0 817700.0 1.17 Duke, 1992 *
CARNAUBIC-ACID 0 Seed 990.0 1200.0 1.00 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CHLORINE 7 Seed not available 138.0 -0.46 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Plant 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.
CITRIC-ACID 23 Leaf not available 8200.0 -0.21 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CYANIDIN 7 Plant 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.
CYSTINE 2 Seed not available 2752.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
DOCOSENOIC-ACID 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DODECADIENOIC-ACID 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DODECATRIENOIC-ACID 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ERIODICTYOL-5-O-METHYL-ETHER-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1,4)-O-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE 0 Seed not available 670.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FAGOPYRIN 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAGOPYRIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAGOPYRUM-PROTEASE-INHIBITOR-BWI-1 0 Seed not available 25000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FAGOPYRUM-PROTEASE-INHIBITOR-BWI-2 0 Seed not available 26000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitoxemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitrypanosomic 2 Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitubercular 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 16 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Bladder) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colorectal) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Esophagus)? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Liver) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Mouth) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *