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| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Leaf | not available | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Seed | 14910.0 | 16745.0 | 1.06 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | 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) |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prolactinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Prooxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |