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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
IRON 6 Seed 14.0 85.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
ISOARBORINOL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOCERYL-ISOCEROTATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOEUGENOL 16 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Hay not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOSCOPARIN-2'-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOSCOPARIN-2'-GLUCOSIDE-6''-FERULIC-ESTER 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOSCOPARIN-2'-GLUCOSIDE-6''-P-COUMARIC-ESTER 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KERACYANIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 3410.0 4100.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Seed not available 0.9 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
LECITHIN 20 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Hay not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIGNIN 13 Plant 45000.0 255300.0 0.69 Duke, 1992 *
LIGNOCERIC-ACID 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 6600.0 11880.0 -0.82 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN 15 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Hay not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYSOLECITHIN 1 Seed 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
Glutathionigenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Gonadotrophic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Hemolytic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Hemostat 1 Martindale's 29th
Hemostatic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Hepatoprotective 8 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotoxic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotropic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Herbicide 1 Angewandte Botanik 68(5/6)=1994. Page 195.
Herbistat 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hydrocholerectic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypercholesterolemic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hyperglycemic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Hypertensive 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hyperuricemic 1 Martindale's 28th
Hypoarginanemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Hypocholesterolemic 17 Duke, 1992 *
Hypoglycemic 5 Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
Hypolipidemic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 6 Duke, 1992 *