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Common Names
Common Plantain
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUMARIC-ACID | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENIPOSIDIC-ACID | 10 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENTISIC-ACID | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCORAPHENINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUM | 0 | Seed | 30000.0 | 100000.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISPIDULIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDICAINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INVERTIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 5.0 | 18.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-FRUCTOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIGNOCERIC-ACID | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 25000.0 | 50000.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 900.0 | 1800.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LOLIOLID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 318.0 | 1060.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | 0.5 | 1.6 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipodagric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipodriac | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipolio | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antipoliomyelitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiporphyric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiprolactin | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiproliferant | 5 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antiproliferative | 3 | Huang, H-C., Wang, H-R., and Hsieh, L-M. 1993. Antiproliferative effect of baicalein, a flavonoid from a Chinese herb, on vascular smooth muscle cell. European J. of Pharmacology 251: 91-93, 1994. |
| Antiprostaglandin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatitic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipsoriac | 4 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antipyretic | 6 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiradicular | 12 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirenitic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Antiretinopathic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiretinotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretroviral | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatic | 7 | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |