Plant Sonchus oleraceus (Asteraceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Cerraja; Sow Thistle

How this plant is used

Generally Recognized as Safe

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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
APIGENIN-7-GLUCURONIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Leaf	50.0	625.0	-0.39	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Leaf	16000.0	235000.0	2.05	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Leaf	14.0	545.0	1.24	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	1310.0	19265.0	0.06	Duke, 1992 *
CAOUTCHOUC	0	Stem	not available	1440.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Leaf	30000.0	488000.0	-0.98	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Leaf	3000.0	44000.0	-0.25	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Leaf	4000.0	59000.0	-1.27	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Leaf	31.0	455.0	0.23	Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES	0	Leaf	180.0	2650.0	-0.59	Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSIDE	7	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSYLGLUCURONIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCURONIDE	3	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Leaf	8.0	118.0	0.25	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Leaf	370.0	5440.0	0.09	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Leaf	19000.0	300000.0	0.88	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Leaf	1.0	16.0	-0.10	Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETIN	44	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TARAXASTEROL	2	Plant	not available	not available	not available	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
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	4	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	1	Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anesthetic	1	Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiadrenergic	1	Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Antiaflatoxin	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE	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
Antiaggregant	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
Antiaging	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic	1	Duke, 1992 *