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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
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
Anticervicaldysplasic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticirrhotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticlastogen 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlimacteric 5 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticomplementary 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 3 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 5 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 2 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCVI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *