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Common Names
Buckwheat
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISOORIENTIN | 4 | Testa | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOVITEXIN | 4 | Testa | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | 3350.0 | 3897.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-SACCHAROPINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | not available | 8140.0 | -0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 3960.0 | 6078.0 | -0.87 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | 917.0 | -0.56 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | not available | 7110.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE | 0 | Seed | 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. |
| LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE | 0 | Seed | 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. |
| LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLSERINE | 0 | Seed | 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. |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Leaf | not available | 15100.0 | 0.61 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| MALTASE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| MARGARIC-ACID | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MOLYBDENUM | 2 | Seed | not available | 5.5 | 0.28 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 * |