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
Antitumor (Forestomach)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney)	2	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Liver)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	7	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary)	2	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Pancreas)	2	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Prostate)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin)	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Thyroid)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter	7	Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitussive	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitympanitic	1	Merck 11th Edition
Antiulcer	10	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antivaccinia	1	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antivertigo	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral	12	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral?	1	Martindale's 29th