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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Plantago major (Plantaginaceae)

Common Names
Common Plantain
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
MUCILAGE 3 Plant *
MUCILAGE 3 Seed 75000.0 250000.0 0.33 *
NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID 2 Leaf *
NEPETIN 4 Leaf *
NIACIN 39 Seed 20.0 65.0 0.66 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Leaf *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 37000.0 74000.0 -0.37 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Plant *
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 13 Plant *
PHENOLCARBONIC-ACIDS 0 Plant *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 180.0 600.0 -1.26 *
PLANTAGIC-ACIS 0 Plant *
PLANTAGONINE 0 Plant 500.0 *
PLANTAGOSIDE 0 Leaf *
PLANTEASE 0 Seed 0.0 220.0 *
PLANTEOLIC-ACID 0 Plant *
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 2400.0 8000.0 -0.40 *
POTASSIUM-SALTS 0 Plant 4600.0 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 57000.0 190000.0 -0.39 *
RESIN 0 Plant *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 *
12-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 *
17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-Inhibitor 1 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 *
Abortifacient 1 *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 *
Acidulant 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adaptogenic 1 *
Additive 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 12 Kohda, H., Tanaka, S., Yamaoka, Y., Yahara, S., Nohara, T., Tanimoto, T., Tanaka, A. 1989. Studies on Lens-Aldose-Reductase Inhibitor in Medicinal Plants.II Active Constituents of Monochasma savatierii FRANCH, et MAXIM. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 37(11):3153-3154
Algistat 1 Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Allelochemic 1 *
Allelopathic 4 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 8 Martindale's 28th
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 9 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).