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Plant Panicum maximum (Poaceae)

Common Names
Guinea grass

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASH 0 Leaf 7100.0 160000.0 0.72 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 7100.0 20900.0 0.17 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 672000.0 827000.0 1.71 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CAROTENE 0 Leaf 242.0 392.0 -0.46 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CHLORINE 7 Leaf not available 5600.0 0.11 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
FAT 0 Leaf 7000.0 32000.0 -0.49 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
FIBER 15 Leaf 241000.0 421000.0 3.21 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
HCN 9 Leaf not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
IODINE 12 Leaf 0.1 0.3 -0.72 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
IRON 6 Leaf not available 525.0 0.41 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf not available 4500.0 0.14 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
OXALATES 0 Leaf not available 15000.0 -0.32 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf not available 5600.0 0.12 Duke, 1992 *
PHYTIC-ACID 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 5900.0 29200.0 -0.05 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 48000.0 119000.0 -0.93 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
SODIUM 1 Leaf not available 4100.0 0.08 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
SULFUR 14 Leaf not available 1800.0 -0.71 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
TOCOPHEROL 93 Leaf 230.0 345.0 -0.31 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
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Antihyperkinetic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antihyperkinetic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 4 (View Chemicals list for Antihypertensive) Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihypoglycemic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinfertility 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiinfertility) Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiinflammatory) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinsomniac 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiinsomniac) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiischemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiischemic) Duke, 1992 *
Antileukemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antileukemic) Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 1 (View Chemicals list for Antileukotriene) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilithic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antilithic) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilupus 1 (View Chemicals list for Antilupus) Duke, 1992 *
AntiLyme 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiLyme) Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antimaculitic) Duke, 1992 *
Antimastalgic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antimastalgic) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiMD 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiMD) Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antimelanomic) Duke, 1992 *
Antimenopausal 2 (View Chemicals list for Antimenopausal) Duke, 1992 *
Antimenorrhagic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antimenorrhagic) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimigraine 1 (View Chemicals list for Antimigraine) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 (View Chemicals list for Antimitral-valve-prolapse) Duke, 1992 *