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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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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
AntiAGE 2 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
Antiaggregant 3 *
Antiaging 3 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 4 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 3 *
Antialopecic 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 5 *
Antiamblyopic 1 *
Antiandrogenic 3 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antianemic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 3 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 3 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.