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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Copper-Antagonist | 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 |
| Cosmetic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Depressant | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |