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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
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
Cancer-Preventive 25 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Carcinogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiac 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Cardiodepressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiomyopathogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective 11 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cataractagenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Cathartic 5 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Cerebrotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chelator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 6 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 3 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 13 Duke, 1992 *
Cholinergic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Circulotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Clastogenic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.