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Plant Juncus effusus (Juncaceae)

Common Names
Rush
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
MANGANESE 14 Pith not available 171.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Pith not available 1.4 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-PENTOSANS 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTOSANS 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Pith not available 7620.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf not available 86000.0 -1.26 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed not available 131000.0 -0.91 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Pith not available 291.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
XYLAN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Pith not available 38.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
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Hypotensive 5 (View Chemicals list for Hypotensive) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Hypouricemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Hypouricemic) Duke, 1992 *
ICAM-1-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for ICAM-1-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
IKK-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for IKK-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator 3 (View Chemicals list for Immunomodulator) Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Immunostimulant) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Immunosuppressant 1 (View Chemicals list for Immunosuppressant) Martindale's 29th
iNOS-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for iNOS-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Insulinogenic 2 (View Chemicals list for Insulinogenic) 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
Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Laxative 3 (View Chemicals list for Laxative) Duke, 1992 *
Leptingenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Leptingenic) 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
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Litholytic 1 (View Chemicals list for Litholytic) Duke, 1992 *
MAPK-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for MAPK-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Memory-Enhancer 1 (View Chemicals list for Memory-Enhancer) Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for MMP-9-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Mucogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Mucogenic) Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990.
Myorelaxant 2 (View Chemicals list for Myorelaxant) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.