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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-(3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYL)ALANINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Herb | 570.0 | 13400.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Leaf | not available | 300.0 | -0.59 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Herb | 4000.0 | 80000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Herb | 520.0 | 10400.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBATE | 0 | Plant | 224.0 | 5230.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Herb | 105.0 | 7000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Herb | 14000.0 | 159090.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARAGIC-ACID | 0 | 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. |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Herb | 770.0 | 19600.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | not available | 2262.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Herb | 11.0 | 4650.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CYANIN | 0 | Herb | 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. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | 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. |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Herb | 780.0 | 20800.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM-OXALATE | 4 | Herb | 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. |
| CARBOHYDRATE | 0 | Herb | 35500.0 | 632000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Herb | 35500.0 | 632000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiadenoviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| AntiAGE | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 6 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Antiaging | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antialdosteronic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antialkali? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialkalotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiallergic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |