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Plant Jussiaea repens (Onagraceae)

Common Names
Jussiaeae Herba; Pond Dragon
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
ARSENIC 2 Plant not available 1.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Plant not available 14400.0 0.09 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Plant not available 15.0 0.11 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Plant not available 700.0 0.09 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Plant not available 3590.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Plant not available 799.0 5.03 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Plant not available 0.3 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Plant not available 19200.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Plant not available 438.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Plant not available 40.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antiasthmatic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiatherosclerotic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticephalagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 1 Duke, 1992 *
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.
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.
Antidiabetic 4 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.