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.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antiarrhythmic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic	8	Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial	8	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiberiberi	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antibradiquinic	1	Fitoterapia No.61: 277, 1990.
Anticancer	3	Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticapillary-Fragility	2	Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Anticarcinomic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticarcinomic (Breast)	1	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticardiospasmic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticarpal-Tunnel	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract	7	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticephalagic	2	Duke, 1992 *