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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAGOPYRUM-PROTEASE-INHIBITOR-BWI-3 | 0 | Seed | not available | 6000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAGOPYRUM-TRIPEPTIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 19800.0 | 24000.0 | -1.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 42400.0 | 99000.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLAVONOIDS | 0 | Petiole | 12130.0 | 14635.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLAVONOIDS | 0 | Seed | 3715.0 | 4075.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | 23300.0 | -0.78 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | not available | 9750.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HCN | 9 | Seed | not available | 7.0 | -0.41 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| HEPTADECENOIC-ACID | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXADECENOIC-ACID | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXAN-1-AL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Seed | not available | 2750.0 | -0.90 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| HOMOORIENTIN | 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. |
| HYPERIN | 14 | Testa | not available | 50.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYPEROSIDE | 30 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYPEROSIDE | 30 | Testa | not available | 50.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IODINE | 12 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.26 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 30.0 | 132.0 | -0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | not available | 6080.0 | -0.56 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Sparer | 1 | Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990. |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 3 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Protisticide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pyrogenic | 1 | Kandasamy, S. B. 1977. Central Effect of 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic Acid (Arachidonic Acid) on the Temperature in the Conscious Rabbit. Experientia, 33: 1626. |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 1 | Uda, Y., Price, K. R., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1997. Induction of the Anticarcinogenic Marker Enzyme, Quinone Reductase, in Murine Hepatoma Cells In Vitro by Flavonoids. Cancer Lett., 120 (2): 213-216. |
| Radioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Refrigerant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Renotoxic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Reverse-Transcriptase-Inhibitor | 1 | McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82. |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Rodenticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Secretogogue | 2 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Sedative | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |