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Plant Salvia officinalis (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Sage
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
CARNOSIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 39000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CARNOSIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Shoot not available 45.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CARNOSOL 20 Leaf not available 1660.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
CARNOSOL 20 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARNOSOL 20 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 36000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CARNOSOL 20 Shoot not available 34.0 -0.94 Duke, 1992 *
CARNOSOLIC-ACID 7 Leaf not available 2100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Essential Oil not available 33000.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Leaf 1.0 1430.0 0.13 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE 8 Essential Oil not available 13100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE 8 Plant 55.0 308.0 0.16 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CATECHIN 43 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTEROL 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
CHOLESTEROL 1 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Leaf 0.1 0.3 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOERIOL 7 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
CINAROSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINEOLE 0 Shoot 500.0 6075.0 1.00 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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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
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihyperlipidemic 3 Choi, J.S., Yokozawa,* T., and Oura, H. Antihyperlipidemic Effect Of Flavonoids From Prunus davidiana. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 218-224, 1991.
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihypertensive 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperthyroid 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiichthyosic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiielus? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiimpotence 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 39 Martindale's 28th
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomniac? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiintegrase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiischemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.