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Plant Juncus effusus (Juncaceae)

Common Names
Rush
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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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Antiviral? 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiviral?) Martindale's 29th
Anxiolytic 3 (View Chemicals list for Anxiolytic) Duke, 1992 *
Aphidifuge 1 (View Chemicals list for Aphidifuge) Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 2 (View Chemicals list for Apoptotic) Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Aromatase-Inhibitor) Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Artemicide 1 (View Chemicals list for Artemicide) Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Astringent 1 (View Chemicals list for Astringent) Martindale's 28th
Beta-Blocker 2 (View Chemicals list for Beta-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 2 (View Chemicals list for Calcium-Antagonist) Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 (View Chemicals list for Calcium-Channel-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 3 (View Chemicals list for Cancer-Preventive) Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 1 (View Chemicals list for Candidicide) Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Cardioprotective 4 (View Chemicals list for Cardioprotective) Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 (View Chemicals list for Cardiotoxic) Duke, 1992 *
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 (View Chemicals list for Caspase-8-Inducer) Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 1 (View Chemicals list for Chemopreventive) Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic 2 (View Chemicals list for Choleretic) Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
CNS-Depressant 1 (View Chemicals list for CNS-Depressant) Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Collagenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Collagenic) Duke, 1992 *