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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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antiosteoporotic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 18 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodontitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 4 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiphenylketonuric 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiplatelet 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipolio 2 Jim Duke's personal files.