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.
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Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
WATER	0	Seed	not available	700000.0	1.81	Duke, 1992 *
ZINC	77	Seed	0.8	2.5	-1.21	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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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