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Plant Pastinaca sativa (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Parsnip
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 Root 4.0 112.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
ISOBERGAPTEN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOIMPERATORIN 8 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOPIMPINELLIN 15 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHAMNETIN 11 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHAMNETIN-3-GLUCOSIDE-4-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIESS 0 Root 650.0 3664.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Root 0.0 0.1 -0.67 Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Root 410.0 2000.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed not available 36330.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Root 230.0 2100.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Root 2.0 33.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Root 0.0 0.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Root 0.1 0.5 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
MUFA 13 Root 1120.0 5470.0 1.30 Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Root 30.0 145.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTICIN 31 Root Essent. Oil 183000.0 662000.0 1.00 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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 4 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 8 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 5 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 1 Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
Allergenic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphetaminagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *