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Common Names
Berro; Watercress
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-PHENYLETHYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE | 4 | Herb | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| 3-PHENYLPROPIONITRILE | 0 | Herb | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| 8-METHYLTHIOOCTANONE-NITRILE | 0 | Herb | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| ALANINE | 3 | Herb | 1370.0 | 27400.0 | 1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ARGININE | 14 | Herb | 1500.0 | 30000.0 | 1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Herb | 430.0 | 13690.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Shoot | not available | 370.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Herb | 13000.0 | 179000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Herb | 1870.0 | 37400.0 | 1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Herb | 28.0 | 560.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIOTIN | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Herb | 1200.0 | 24000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Herb | 12900.0 | 25800.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Herb | 70.0 | 1400.0 | -1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| DIASTASE | 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. |
| EO | 0 | Plant | 600.0 | 660.0 | -0.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERUCIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | not available | 314200.0 | 2.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Herb | 1000.0 | 20000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Herb | 700.0 | 77670.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiAGE | 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 |
| Antiaggregant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaging | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |