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Plant Lactuca sativa (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Lettuce
How this plant is used
Food

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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
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 *
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
Antialopecic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antianginal 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiaphthic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 10 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 11 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.