Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Secale cereale (Poaceae)

Common Names
Rye

Select a Results View:

View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
Download these results as:
CSV
XLSX
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
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 3725.0 4225.0 -0.30 *
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 11500.0 -0.83 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 2500.0 5090.0 -0.66 *
PROLINE 0 Seed 14910.0 16745.0 1.06 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 73385.0 -1.38 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PROTEIN 0 Seed 120000.0 196500.0 -0.33 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PUFA 4 Seed 11150.0 12520.0 -0.71 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
RAFFINOSE 1 Seed ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Seed 1.0 2.0 -0.58 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
SERINE 1 Seed 6810.0 7645.0 -0.56 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SFA 0 Seed 2870.0 3225.0 -0.55 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SODIUM 1 Seed 45.0 70.0 -0.60 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed 90.0 100.0 -0.56 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SULFUR 14 Seed 1460.0 1640.0 -0.51 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THIAMIN 31 Seed 3.0 3.0 -0.86 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THREONINE 4 Seed 5320.0 5975.0 -0.48 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
TOCOPHEROLS 0 Seed 800.0 -0.09 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Seed 1540.0 1730.0 -0.54 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
TYROSINE 8 Seed 3390.0 3800.0 -0.91 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
VALINE 3 Seed 7470.0 8390.0 -0.45 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
Download these results as:
CSV
XLSX
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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 (View) *
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acnegenic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Allergenic 3 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 3 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anemiagenic 2 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View) *
Antiacid 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 4 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
AntiADD 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant 1 (View) *
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 4 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antialdosteronic 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialkali? 1 (View) Martindale's 29th