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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Secale cereale (Poaceae)

Common Names
Rye
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
VIT-B-6 0 Seed 3.0 -0.75 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
WATER 0 Seed 100000.0 110000.0 -0.45 *
ZINC 77 Seed 35.0 45.0 0.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidandruff 2 Martindale's 29th
Antidecubitic 2 *
Antideliriant 1 *
Antidementia 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 5 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidepressant? 1 *
Antidermatitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 Let's Live, May 1989.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidysgeuzic 1 *
Antidyskinetic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidyspeptic 1 *