Plant Plantago major (Plantaginaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Common Plantain

How this plant is used

Generally Recognized as Safe

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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
3,4-DIHYDROAUCUBIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6'-0-BETA-GLUCOSYLAUCUBIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
9-HYDROXY-CIS-11-OCTADECANOIC-ACID	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETOSIDE	1	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ADENINE	11	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS	0	Plant	not available	1000.0	-0.41	Duke, 1992 *
ALLANTOIN	12	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN	101	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-7-GLUCOSIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Seed	18600.0	62000.0	0.42	Duke, 1992 *
ASPERULOSIDE	9	Flower	not available	2.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AUCUBIN	20	Leaf	not available	10000.0	1.30	Duke, 1992 *
AUCUBIN	20	Plant	not available	3700.0	2.96	Duke, 1992 *
AUCUBIN	20	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BAICALEIN	50	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BAICALIN	40	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID	20	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	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
Antineuramidase	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineurotic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic	4	Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antinyctalopic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiobesity?	1	Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4.
Antioncychomycotic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antionychyotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiorchitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic	7	Duke, 1992 *
Antiotitic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiototic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant	26	Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant Synergist	1	Merck 11th Edition