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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Secale cereale (Poaceae)

Common Names
Rye

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALANINE 3 Seed 7110.0 7985.0 -0.46 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ARGININE 14 Seed 8130.0 9130.0 -0.66 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASH 0 Seed 54750.0 0.21 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ASH 0 Seed 18000.0 24650.0 -0.70 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 11770.0 13215.0 -0.83 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CALCIUM 28 Seed 315.0 685.0 -0.64 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 848850.0 1.88 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 697600.0 824720.0 1.20 *
COPPER 12 Seed 4.0 5.0 -0.89 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CYSTINE 2 Seed 3290.0 3695.0 0.38 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FAT 0 Leaf 23000.0 -0.67 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
FAT 0 Seed 14000.0 40425.0 -1.18 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FIBER 15 Leaf 400000.0 2.95 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
FIBER 15 Seed 15000.0 20470.0 -0.90 *
GADOLEIC-ACID 0 Seed 130.0 145.0 -0.71 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Seed 36610.0 41110.0 -0.03 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
GLYCINE 12 Seed 7010.0 7870.0 -0.45 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
HISTIDINE 7 Seed 3670.0 4120.0 -0.53 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
IODINE 12 Seed 0.1 0.1 -0.27 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
IRON 6 Seed 25.0 54.0 -0.45 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Mucogenic 1 Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990.
Myorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Nematicide 3 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Neuroexcitant 1 Martindale's 28th
Neuroinhibitor 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neuroprotective 1 *
Neurotoxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Neurotransmitter 1 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 1 *
NO-Genic 1 *
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Oxidant 2 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Parasiticide 1 Martindale's 29th
Percutaneostimulant 2 Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfumery 3 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Pesticide 4 *
Pituitary-Stimulant 1 *
Prolactinogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Prooxidant 1 *
Propecic 4 *