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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
DIPENTENE-O-DIPHENOLLACTONE 0 Leaf not available 3500.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
EO 0 Leaf not available 20000.0 0.74 Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Plant 5000.0 28000.0 1.39 Duke, 1992 *
EPIOLEANOLIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EPIROSMANOL 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPIROSMANOL 0 Shoot not available 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available 9.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FARNESOL 17 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 21666.0 138000.0 1.62 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 250000.0 -0.08 Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
FIBER 15 Leaf not available 87000.0 -0.92 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
FIBER(CRUDE) 0 Leaf not available 196000.0 1.79 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(DIETARY) 0 Leaf not available 289000.0 -1.03 Duke, 1992 *
FUMARIC-ACID 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
GAMMA-CADINENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-CADINENE 0 Plant 2.0 14.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-MAALIENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
Anticancer (Esophagus) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Forestomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Liver) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Lung) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Mouth) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Pancreas) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Skin) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticarcinogenic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticarcinomic 6 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticarcinomic (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticardiospasmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 12 Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Anticarpal-Tunnel 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 9 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticatarrh 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticephalagic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticervicaldysplasic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 3 Duke, 1992 *