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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
NONANE-1-9-DIOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
O-GALACTOSYL-6-8-DI-C-GALACTOSYL-4'-5'-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTACOSANOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTADECATETRAENIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
OLEIC-ACID 18 Plant not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
OXALIC-ACID 9 Shoot 2950.0 4330.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTACOSAN-1-OL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTADECAN-1-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTADECANOIC-ACID 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTANE-1-5-DIOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Plant 372.0 4480.0 0.43 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS-OXIDE 0 Plant not available 9240.0 not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PHYLLOQUINONE 5 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Plant 697.0 8400.0 -0.93 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM-OXIDE-(K2O) 0 Plant not available 48312.0 not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PROPANE-1-3-DIOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Plant 18011.0 217000.0 0.36 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed not available 178000.0 -0.50 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Plant 0.1 1.3 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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.