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Common Names
Purslane; Verdolaga
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHOSPHATIDYL-GLYCEROL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-INOSITOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-SERINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Herb | 320.0 | 7740.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTIN-P | 0 | Plant | 4.0 | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Herb | 4880.0 | 81200.0 | 1.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Herb | 540.0 | 13200.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Herb | 13000.0 | 260000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | Plant | not available | 24000.0 | -0.75 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Herb | 1.0 | 23.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| SERINE | 1 | Herb | 450.0 | 8440.0 | -1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Herb | 440.0 | 7400.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | 6438.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| SULFOLIPIDS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SULFUR | 14 | Plant | 630.0 | 6300.0 | 1.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HETE-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Adrenergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 2 | Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110. |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allelopathic | 1 | Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865. |
| Allergenic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |