Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Rumex acetosa (Polygonaceae)

Common Names
Garden Sorrel
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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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 *
ANTHRACENE 0 Rhizome *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 630.0 12400.0 0.71 *
ASH 0 Leaf 11000.0 110000.0 -0.16 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 77.0 1100.0 3.65 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 430.0 4300.0 -0.97 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 26000.0 560000.0 -0.41 *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID 6 Root *
CHRYSOPHANIN 0 Root *
CHRYSOPHANOL 10 Plant *
CHRYSOPHANOL-ANTHRONE 0 Plant *
COPPER 12 Leaf 3.0 30.0 0.06 *
EMODIN 58 Plant *
FAT 0 Fruit 47000.0 -0.28 *
FAT 0 Leaf 3000.0 50000.0 -0.13 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 8000.0 80000.0 -1.01 *
HYPERIN 14 Leaf 370.0 -1.00 *
HYPEROSIDE 30 Leaf 500.0 -0.64 *
IODINE 12 Leaf 0.1 2.0 1.77 *
IRON 6 Leaf 16.0 160.0 -0.52 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acaricide 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Acidifier 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Additive 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
AGEs-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 7 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allelochemic 2 (View) 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 (View) *
Analgesic 5 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Antiacne 2 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th