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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Lactuca sativa (Asteraceae)

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
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Leaf 90.0 1500.0 -1.54 *
TYROSINE 8 Leaf 320.0 5333.0 -0.74 *
VALINE 3 Leaf 700.0 11667.0 -0.29 *
VANADIUM 16 Leaf 0.3 20.3 2.25 *
VIT-B-6 0 Leaf 0.6 9.2 -0.59 *
VIT-E 0 Leaf *
VIT-G 0 Leaf *
VIT-K 0 Leaf *
WATER 0 Leaf 920000.0 971000.0 0.82 *
YTTERBIUM 0 Leaf 0.0 0.9 -0.52 *
YTTRIUM 0 Leaf 0.4 8.7 -0.98 *
ZINC 77 Leaf 2.7 974.0 5.45 *
ZIRCONIUM 0 Leaf 0.4 87.0 0.77 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB 1 *
Antinitrosaminic 4 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 *
Antiobesity 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antionychyotic 1 *
Antiophidic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 9 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 21 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant Synergist 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antioxidant? 2 *
Antiozenic 1 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 *
Antiparkinsonian 9 *