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Common Names
Lettuce
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 35000.0 | 583333.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CERYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Leaf | not available | 395.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Leaf | 0.0 | 20.0 | 1.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Leaf | not available | 500.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.9 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Leaf | 0.4 | 29.0 | 0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Leaf | 160.0 | 2667.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-5-AVENASTEROL | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-7-AVENASTEROL | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERGOSTEROL | 5 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 3000.0 | 50000.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 7000.0 | 116667.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLUORINE | 0 | Leaf | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLIUM | 0 | Stem | 0.2 | 7.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | 1820.0 | 30333.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Leaf | 570.0 | 9500.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Chemopreventive | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 7 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Cholinergic | 2 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Circulotonic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 4 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| CNS-Paralytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagen-Sparing | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedogenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COMT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Copper-Antagonist | 1 | 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 |