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Plant Sinapis alba (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
White Mustard
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
4-HYDROXYBENZOYLCHOLINE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Seed 11870.0 12700.0 0.54 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Seed 26148.0 29373.0 0.25 Duke, 1992 *
ARABINOSE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Seed 17500.0 18725.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Seed not available 0.1 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 44145.0 49280.0 0.04 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 19670.0 21050.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 4983.0 5850.0 0.31 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 208000.0 373858.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTEROL 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Seed not available 18.6 2.03 Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Seed not available 1.1 -0.16 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 2 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).