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Plant Oryza sativa (Poaceae)

Common Names
Rice
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CALCIUM 28 Plant 1900.0 3300.0 -1.10 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 71.0 364.0 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Plant 420000.0 478000.0 -1.25 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 734000.0 892000.0 1.46 Duke, 1992 *
CARLINOSIDE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CASTASTERONE 0 Protoplast not available 13.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
CELLOPENTAOSYLSITOSTEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CELLOTETRAOSYLSITOSTEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE 1 Petiole 190000.0 210000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE 1 Plant 340000.0 534600.0 1.88 Duke, 1992 *
CERAMIDE 0 Shoot not available 15.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CERYL-CEROTATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Seed not available 880.0 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSANTHEMIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPROSTAN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CORONARIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-5-GLYCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-DIGLYCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-MONOGLYCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Lung) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 4 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antiulcer 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaricose 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivertigo 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 5 Merck 11th Edition
Apoptotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Artemicide 2 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Arteriodilator 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Ascaricide 1 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).
Atherogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Bacteristat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *