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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Leaf | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Leaf | 0.3 | 2.2 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-8-PHENYL-LOBELOL-I | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| DL-LOBELINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DL-LOBELINE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 3164.0 | 28000.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | not available | 30000.0 | -1.24 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | not available | 88000.0 | -0.91 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 88000.0 | -1.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 313000.0 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 4.0 | 31.0 | -0.84 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLOBELANINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLOBIANANIDINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ISOLOBININE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Leaf | not available | 3000.0 | -0.03 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| L-8-PHENYL-LOBELOL-I | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| L-PHENYLALANINE-2-OXO-GLUTARATE-AMINOTRANSFERASE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LELOBANIDINE-I | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| LELOBANIDINE-II | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Immunostimulant | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Insectifuge | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Insulinogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Irritant | 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. |
| Laxative | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Nematicide | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neuroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |