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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
8-HYDROXYOCTANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9,16-DIHYDROXYHEXADECANOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9-10-DIHYDROXYOCTADECANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9-HYDROXYDECANOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9-HYDROXYHEXADECANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9-HYDROXYNONANOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9-HYDROXYOCTADECANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9-HYDROXYTETRADECANOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Plant 163.0 1960.0 3.14 Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 101 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-6-8-DI-C-GALACTOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Plant 6.0 69.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Shoot 0.0 0.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Plant 13031.0 157000.0 0.65 Duke, 1992 *
BEHNIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Plant 4.0 43.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUTANE-1-4-DIOIC ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
C-GLYCOSYL-FLAVONES 0 Plant not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
C-PENTOSYL-C-HEXOSYLAPIGENIN 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
Tumor-Promoter 1 J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079.
Tumorigenic 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ubiquiot 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Uricosuric 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterosedative 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Uterotrophic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Varroacide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 10 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 1 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 3 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772.