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Common Names
Garden Cress
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-HYDROXY-3,5-DIMETHOXYCINNAMIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALKALOID | 0 | Seed | 1900.0 | 2015.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Leaf | 7.0 | 66.0 | -0.91 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Oil | not available | 1830.0 | 2.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 2450.0 | 3925.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 690.0 | 6510.0 | 0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 18000.0 | 169800.0 | 0.90 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 57000.0 | 60440.0 | 0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | 2750.0 | 4410.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-CYANIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE | 20 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-THIOCYANATE | 5 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 20.0 | 526.0 | 1.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 810.0 | 20340.0 | 0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 3100.0 | 3290.0 | -0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 55000.0 | 518870.0 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | 9150.0 | -1.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Leaf | not available | 0.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GALACTURONIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Acnegenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Albuminurigenic | 1 | Commission E. Blumenthal,M.,Hall,T. and Rister,R.S. eds.1997.The ABC's German Commission E Monographs - Therapeutic Monographs on Medicinal Plants for Human Use by Commission E - A Special Expert Committee of the German Federal Health Agency.ABC.Austin TX |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 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 |
| Allergenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiadrenalinic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |