Plant Rumex acetosa (Polygonaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Garden Sorrel

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID	15	Leaf	435.0	4350.0	-0.49	Duke, 1992 *
ANTHRACENE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Leaf	630.0	12400.0	0.71	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Leaf	11000.0	110000.0	-0.16	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Leaf	77.0	1100.0	3.65	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	430.0	4300.0	-0.97	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Leaf	26000.0	560000.0	-0.41	Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID	6	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANOL	10	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANOL-ANTHRONE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Leaf	3.0	30.0	0.06	Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN	58	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Fruit	not available	47000.0	-0.28	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Leaf	3000.0	50000.0	-0.13	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Leaf	8000.0	80000.0	-1.01	Duke, 1992 *
HYPERIN	14	Leaf	not available	370.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE	30	Leaf	not available	500.0	-0.64	Duke, 1992 *
IODINE	12	Leaf	0.1	2.0	1.77	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Leaf	16.0	160.0	-0.52	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide	1	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Acidifier	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Additive	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
AGEs-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	7	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allelochemic	2	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.
Allergenic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne	2	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