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

Plant 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
Antidandruff 2 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antidecubitic 2 (View) *
Antideliriant 1 (View) *
Antidementia 4 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 5 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidepressant? 1 (View) *
Antidermatitic 2 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 6 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiabetic? 1 (View) Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiscotic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 (View) Let's Live, May 1989.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antidysgeuzic 1 (View) *
Antidyskinetic 2 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidyspeptic 1 (View) *