Plant Lactuca sativa (Asteraceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Lettuce

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
GUM	0	Leaf	not available	26000.0	-1.60	Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE	7	Leaf	220.0	3667.0	-0.86	Duke, 1992 *
HYOSCYAMINE	27	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Leaf	5.0	176.0	-0.47	Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE	3	Leaf	840.0	14000.0	0.50	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL	75	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LACTUCAXANTHIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LACTUCIN	6	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LACTUCOPICRIN	4	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LANTHANUM	0	Leaf	1.3	20.3	0.27	Duke, 1992 *
LEAD	0	Leaf	0.0	6.0	-0.52	Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE	2	Leaf	790.0	13167.0	-0.52	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Leaf	470.0	7833.0	-0.06	Duke, 1992 *
LITHIUM	11	Leaf	0.1	2.6	-0.48	Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN	78	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE	4	Leaf	840.0	14000.0	0.26	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Leaf	110.0	8700.0	1.77	Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID	15	Leaf	not available	600.0	-1.22	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Leaf	1.0	240.0	-0.06	Duke, 1992 *
MANNITOL	18	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	6	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge	1	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant	1	Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	6	Shin*, K.H., Chung, M.S., Chae, Y.J., Yoon, K.Y., Cho, T.S. 1992. A survey for aldose reductase inhibition of herbal medicines. Fitoterapia 64(2): 130, 1993.
Allelochemic	1	Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic	2	Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic	8	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic?	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic	10	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic	2	Duke, 1992 *