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Plant Sida rhombifolia (Malvaceae)

Common Names
Broomweed; Teaplant
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
ALKALOIDS 0 Root not available 540.0 -0.90 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 900.0 4545.0 -0.02 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 16000.0 81000.0 -0.67 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 60.0 305.0 0.19 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 4660.0 23535.0 0.35 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 94000.0 475000.0 -1.09 Duke, 1992 *
EPHEDRINE 49 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 14000.0 71000.0 0.29 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 33000.0 167000.0 0.07 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf 50.0 253.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 630.0 3180.0 0.26 Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE 3 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 21.0 105.0 0.09 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 580.0 2930.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 74000.0 374000.0 1.62 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 4.7 24.0 -0.07 Duke, 1992 *
SAPONIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Leaf 2.2 11.0 0.56 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Leaf not available 802000.0 -0.03 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Cancer-Preventive 6 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Cardioprotective 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Cerebrostimulant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Chemopreventive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Circulotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Stimulant 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Colorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Controlled 1 Duke, 1992 *
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Decongestant 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Demulcent 1 Duke, 1992 *
Dermatitigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Fibrinolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Fistula-Preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).