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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Testa | not available | 25.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCITRIN | 44 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHAMNOSE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 28300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | 1.7 | 1.8 | -0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Flower | 40000.0 | 63700.0 | 0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Leaf | 11600.0 | 63700.0 | 2.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Petiole | 505.0 | 975.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Plant | 1000.0 | 68300.0 | 0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Seed | 87.0 | 511.0 | -0.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Stem | 600.0 | 50600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Testa | not available | 43.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLALDEHYDE | 5 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONARETIN | 0 | Cotyledon | 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. |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Seed | not available | 0.2 | -0.26 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | not available | 7110.0 | -0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SHIKIMIC-ACID | 14 | Hypocotyl | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICIC-ACID | 1 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 3 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nephroprotective | 1 | McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82. |
| Nephrotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neuroexcitant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Neuroinhibitor | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Neuroprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Synthase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Odontolytic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 6 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxidant | 2 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| P21-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |