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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Protisticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Radioprotective | 1 | LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp. |
| Scabicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Sedative | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spermicide | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Thyrotropic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Tranquilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Triglycerolytic | 1 | LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp. |
| Ubiquiot | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uricosuric | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Vasodilator | 5 | Martindale's 29th |
| Viristat | 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 |
| Vulnerary | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |