Plant Symphytum officinale (Boraginaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Comfrey

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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
HYPOXANTHINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
IRON	6	Leaf	1.3	12.0	-0.89	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Root	not available	810.0	0.74	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
ISOBANERENOL	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES	0	Root	not available	2170.0	-2.63	Duke, 1992 *
L-ARABINOSE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
L-RHAMNOSE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LASIOCARPINE	3	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LITHOSPERMIC-ACID	3	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LYCOPSAMINE	1	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Leaf	77.0	700.0	-1.32	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Root	not available	1700.0	-0.46	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
MANGANESE	14	Leaf	0.6	5.8	-0.45	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Root	not available	67.0	0.25	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
MUCILAGE	3	Root	not available	290000.0	1.28	Duke, 1992 *
MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES	1	Root	250000.0	300000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Leaf	10.0	89.0	-0.10	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Root	not available	67.0	0.49	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
OCTADECATETRAENIC-ACID	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Leaf	242.0	2200.0	-0.51	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker	2	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist	4	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive	12	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide	1	Martindale's 28th
Carcinogenic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiodepressant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiomyopathogenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective	9	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiovascular	1	Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Cerebrotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Chelator	1	Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive	3	Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue	2	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic	2	Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Cholinergic	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.