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Plant Juncus effusus (Juncaceae)

Common Names
Rush
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
7,8-DIHYDROXYCOUMARIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AMIDE 0 Leaf not available 16000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Pith not available 0.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf not available 36000.0 -1.46 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTERYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Pith not available 1440.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf not available 543000.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE 1 Leaf not available 640000.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Pith 5.0 8.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EFFUSOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf not available 24000.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 50000.0 -1.13 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Leaf not available 310000.0 1.84 Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Pith not available 840.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
JUNCUSOL 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN 78 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Pith not available 920.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticheilitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticlimacteric 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticolitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticoronary 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
AntiCrohn's 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidandruff 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidementia 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidermatic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidiabetic 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 Let's Live, May 1989.
Antidote (Lead) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th