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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Lepidium sativum (Brassicaceae)

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
MUFA 13 Leaf 2390.0 22545.0 1.46 *
MYROSIN 0 Plant *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 10.0 95.0 -0.03 *
NICKEL 3 Leaf 0.0 -0.44 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Leaf 870.0 8210.0 0.50 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 97450.0 156200.0 0.30 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Leaf 160.0 1510.0 -0.36 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 2020.0 3240.0 -0.63 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 760.0 7170.0 0.40 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 16500.0 17500.0 3.21 *
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 6060.0 57170.0 1.18 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 26000.0 327685.0 1.16 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 235000.0 249180.0 0.14 *
PUFA 4 Leaf 2280.0 21500.0 0.27 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 1.7 25.0 -0.06 *
SFA 0 Leaf 230.0 2170.0 -0.56 *
SINAPIC-ACID 9 Seed *
SINAPIN 0 Seed *
SODIUM 1 Leaf 140.0 1320.0 -0.41 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Leaf 70.0 660.0 -0.19 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Protisticide 1 *
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 *
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 *
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).