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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mutagenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neuroprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Synthase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Occuloirritant | 1 | Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill. |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| P450-Inducer | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pancreatogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Paralytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Parasiticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |