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Plant Lactuca virosa (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Bitter Lettuce
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAOUTCHOUC 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERMANICOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYOSCYAMINE 27 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LACTUCERIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LACTUCEROLS 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LACTUCIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LACTUCIN 6 Latex Exudate not available 2000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LACTUPICRIN 2 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANNITOL 18 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Latex Exudate not available 10000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SQUALENE 10 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TARAXASTEROL 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL 93 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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