Plant
Lactuca scariola
(Asteraceae)
Common Names
Prickly Lettuce
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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List of plant chemicals.
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| Chemical Name
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Activity Count |
Plant Part |
Low Parts Per Million |
High Parts Per Million |
Standard Deviation |
Reference |
| 8-DEOXYLACTUCIN |
5 |
Plant |
not available |
not available |
not available |
Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL |
32 |
Seed |
not available |
not available |
not available |
Duke, 1992 * |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID |
0 |
Seed |
not available |
1091.0 |
-0.55 |
Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN |
9 |
Plant |
not available |
not available |
not available |
Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-LACTUCEROL |
0 |
Latex Exudate |
not available |
not available |
not available |
Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL |
47 |
Seed |
not available |
not available |
not available |
Duke, 1992 * |
| CAOUTCHOUC |
0 |
Latex Exudate |
not available |
not available |
not available |
Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPROIC-ACID |
1 |
Seed |
not available |
7392.0 |
1.32 |
Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRIC-ACID |
23 |
Latex Exudate |
not available |
not available |
not available |
Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT |
0 |
Seed |
not available |
352000.0 |
0.46 |
Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-LACTUCEROL |
0 |
Latex Exudate |
not available |
not available |
not available |
Duke, 1992 * |
| GERMANICOL |
0 |
Plant |
not available |
not available |
not available |
Duke, 1992 * |
| HYOSCYAMINE |
27 |
Latex Exudate |
not available |
not available |
not available |
Duke, 1992 * |
| INULIN |
19 |
Root |
not available |
not available |
not available |
Duke, 1992 * |
| LACTUCIN |
6 |
Latex Exudate |
not available |
not available |
not available |
Duke, 1992 * |
| LACTUCOPICRIN |
4 |
Plant |
not available |
not available |
not available |
Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID |
27 |
Seed |
165616.0 |
204160.0 |
0.83 |
Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID |
15 |
Latex Exudate |
not available |
not available |
not available |
Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNITOL |
18 |
Latex Exudate |
not available |
not available |
not available |
Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID |
18 |
Seed |
95040.0 |
130170.0 |
0.09 |
Duke, 1992 * |
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
| Activity
Sort descending
|
Chemical Count |
Reference |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor |
4 (View Chemicals list for 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) |
Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide |
1 (View Chemicals list for Acaricide) |
Duke, 1992 * |
| Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor |
1 (View Chemicals list for Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor) |
Martindale's 29th |
| Allergenic |
3 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) |
Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor |
1 (View Chemicals list for Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor) |
Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor |
1 (View Chemicals list for Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) |
Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic |
3 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) |
Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp. |
| Androgenic |
1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic) |
Duke, 1992 * |
| Anemiagenic |
1 (View Chemicals list for Anemiagenic) |
Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic |
1 (View Chemicals list for Angiogenic) |
Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic |
1 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic) |
Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic |
1 (View Chemicals list for Anthelmintic) |
ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Antiacne |
1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne) |
Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomic |
1 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenomic) |
Merck 11th Edition |
| Antialopecic |
3 (View Chemicals list for Antialopecic) |
Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran |
1 (View Chemicals list for Antialzheimeran) |
Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianaphylactic |
1 (View Chemicals list for Antianaphylactic) |
Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiandrogenic |
4 (View Chemicals list for Antiandrogenic) |
Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antianginal |
1 (View Chemicals list for Antianginal) |
Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaphthic |
1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaphthic) |
Martindale's 28th |
