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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
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 *
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
Antidandruff 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 11 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidermatitic 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Anticholinesterase) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th