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Common Names
Indian Tobacco; Lobelia
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 3.7 | 33.0 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NORLELOBANIDINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NORLOBELANIDINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NORLOBELANINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHENYLALANINE-2-OXO-GLUTARATE-AMINO-TRANSFERASE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | 174.0 | 1540.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Leaf | 1424.0 | 12600.0 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 10283.0 | 91000.0 | -1.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PYRIDINE-ALKALOIDS | 0 | Plant | 4000.0 | 5000.0 | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| RESIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Leaf | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Leaf | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Leaf | 17.0 | 150.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Leaf | not available | 3.2 | -1.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMINE | 0 | Leaf | 0.4 | 3.2 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIN | 4 | Leaf | 0.8 | 7.0 | -1.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Leaf | not available | 887000.0 | 0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Leaf | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiwart | 1 | Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill. |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anxiolytic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchoconstrictor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Bronchodilator | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 7 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Carcinogenic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |