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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anticataract | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticervicaldysplasic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiCFS | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticheilitic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antichilblain | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antichorea | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antichoreic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticlaudificant? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anticlimacteric | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoagulant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Anticoeliac | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticold | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 3 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Anticoronary | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticytotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 2 | Martindale's 29th |