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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Fucus vesiculosus

Common Names
Bladderwrack; Kelp
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
4-(2',4',6'-TRIHYDROXYPHENOXY)-2,2',4',6,6'-PENTAHYDROXYBIPHENYL 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
4-(2',4',6'-TRIHYDROXYPHENYL)-4',6'DIHYDROXYPHENOXY-2,2',4',6,6'-PENTAHYDROXYBIPHENYL 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Plant Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
ALDOBIURONIC-ACID 0 Plant *
ALGIN 0 Plant 41300.0 500000.0 *
ALGINIC-ACID 7 Plant Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
ALUMINUM 5 Plant 75.0 631.0 0.50 *
ARACHIDONATES 0 Plant Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
ARACHIDONIC-AICD 0 Plant Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
ARSENIC 2 Plant 68.0 3.21 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Plant 30.0 258.0 -0.53 *
ASH 0 Plant 29500.0 250000.0 2.33 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Plant 5.0 40.0 -0.51 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
BROMINE 0 Plant 150.0 2.63 *
CALCIUM 28 Plant 3587.0 30400.0 1.80 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Plant 77290.0 655000.0 -0.11 *
CHLOROPHYLL 21 Plant *
CHOLESTEROL 1 Plant Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
CHROMIUM 24 Plant 0.1 0.7 -0.80 *

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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 3 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anorexic 3 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antacid 1 (View) *
Anthelmintic 1 (View) *
Antiacne 5 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *