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Plant Stellaria media (Caryophyllaceae)

Common Names
Chickweed; Common Chickweed
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
10-HYDROXYDECANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
10-HYDROXYDOCOSANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
10-HYDROXYHEXADECANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
10-HYDROXYOCTADECANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
11-HYDROXYDOCOSANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
11-HYDROXYHEXADECANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
11-HYDROXYICOSANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
11-HYDROXYOCTADECANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
11-HYDROXYUNDECANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
13-HYDROXYHEXADECANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-AMINO-ADIPIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available 1.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXYDOCOSANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXYHEXADECANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXYTETRACOSANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-ACETOXYDOTETRACONT-3-EN-1-OL 0 Shoot not available 14.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6-7-DIHYDROXYICOSANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-7-DIMETHYLHEPTACOSANE 0 Shoot not available 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
7-HYDROXYHEPTANOCIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-HYDROXYNONANOIC ACID 0 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
Antinephritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinesidioblastosic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antineuralgic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuroblastomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 3 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antionychyotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.