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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antidermatitic | 4 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Antidermatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Amanitin) | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 276. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Mercury) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidote (Strychnine) | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysphagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiEBV | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antieczemic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 7 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |