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Plant Plantago major (Plantaginaceae)

Common Names
Common Plantain
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
MUCILAGE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE 3 Seed 75000.0 250000.0 0.33 Duke, 1992 *
NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEPETIN 4 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Seed 20.0 65.0 0.66 Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 37000.0 74000.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENOLCARBONIC-ACIDS 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 180.0 600.0 -1.26 Duke, 1992 *
PLANTAGIC-ACIS 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PLANTAGONINE 0 Plant not available 500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PLANTAGOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PLANTEASE 0 Seed 0.0 220.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PLANTEOLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 2400.0 8000.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM-SALTS 0 Plant not available 4600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 57000.0 190000.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
RESIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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