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Common Names
Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANGANESE | 14 | Root | 4.0 | 14.5 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEPODIN | 2 | Root | not available | 1660.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEPODIN | 2 | Seed | not available | 498.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEPODIN | 2 | Shoot | not available | 116.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEPOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 4.0 | 54.0 | -0.53 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Root | 14.0 | 54.0 | 0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Leaf | 5170.0 | 6970.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| OXYMETHYLANTHRAQUINONE | 0 | Root | 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. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | 560.0 | 7568.0 | 0.48 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Root | 1945.0 | 7570.0 | 0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYSCION | 5 | Root | 164.0 | 4000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYSCION | 5 | Seed | not available | 41.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYSCION | 5 | Shoot | not available | 8.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | 3135.0 | 12200.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 15000.0 | 202703.0 | -0.09 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | 52171.0 | 203000.0 | 0.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCITRIN | 44 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 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 | Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888. |
| Allelochemic | 4 | 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 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |