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Common Names
Post Oak
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Stem | 18.0 | 840.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Stem | 25000.0 | 84000.0 | 0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BARIUM | 0 | Stem | 2.0 | 420.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Stem | 2.0 | 25.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Stem | 0.0 | 1.0 | -1.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Stem | 5750.0 | 31920.0 | 1.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Stem | 0.0 | 1.7 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Stem | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Stem | 1.2 | 42.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLUORINE | 0 | Stem | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IODINE | 12 | Stem | 3.0 | 5.0 | -1.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Stem | 17.0 | 420.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEAD | 0 | Stem | 0.7 | 59.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Stem | 175.0 | 5880.0 | 0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Stem | 12.0 | 1680.0 | 0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MERCURY | 1 | Stem | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICKEL | 3 | Stem | 0.0 | 2.5 | -1.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Stem | 150.0 | 1512.0 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Stem | 500.0 | 9240.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Stem | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiulcer | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiulcerogenic | 1 | Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990. |
| Antivaginitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiviral | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anxiolytic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Candidicide | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Collagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |