Plant Stellaria media (Caryophyllaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antidementia	6	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant	7	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatic	1	Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidermatitic	3	Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidiabetic	9	Duke, 1992 *
Antidiscotic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Aluminum)	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium)	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Iodine)	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidote (Lead)	3	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury)	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat)	1	Martindale's 28th
Antidysgeuzic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic	2	Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antidyspeptic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiear-wax	1	Martindale's 29th
AntiEBV	1	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antieczemic	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.