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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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Contraceptive 1 (View Chemicals list for Contraceptive) Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist 1 (View Chemicals list for Copper-Antagonist) 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
Cytotoxic 2 (View Chemicals list for Cytotoxic) Duke, 1992 *
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Deiodinase-Inhibitor) Jim Duke's personal files.
Deodorant 1 (View Chemicals list for Deodorant) Martindale's 29th
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 (View Chemicals list for Detoxicant (Alcohol)) Duke, 1992 *
Differentiator 1 (View Chemicals list for Differentiator) Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic 5 (View Chemicals list for Diuretic) Jim Duke's personal files.
Ergogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Ergogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Estrogenic 2 (View Chemicals list for Estrogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Febrifuge 1 (View Chemicals list for Febrifuge) Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Gonadotrophic 1 (View Chemicals list for Gonadotrophic) Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Hemostat 1 (View Chemicals list for Hemostat) Martindale's 29th
Hepatoprotective 2 (View Chemicals list for Hepatoprotective) Duke, 1992 *
Hyaluronidase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Hyaluronidase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Hyperglycemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Hyperglycemic) Merck 11th Edition
Hypertensive 1 (View Chemicals list for Hypertensive) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypocholesterolemic 6 (View Chemicals list for Hypocholesterolemic) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Hypoglycemic 2 (View Chemicals list for Hypoglycemic) Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
Hypolipidemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Hypolipidemic) Duke, 1992 *