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Common Names
Comfrey
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLANTOIN | 12 | Leaf | 1100.0 | 20000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLANTOIN | 12 | Root | 6000.0 | 25500.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Leaf | 26.0 | 237.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | not available | 237.0 | -0.19 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 88.0 | 800.0 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | not available | 132.0 | -0.57 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 3960.0 | 36000.0 | -1.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | not available | 140000.0 | 2.07 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| ASPARAGINE | 2 | Root | 10000.0 | 30000.0 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 12.0 | 108.0 | -0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | not available | 660.0 | 3.78 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| BORNESITOL | 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. |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 1980.0 | 18000.0 | -0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | not available | 11300.0 | 0.43 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 83490.0 | 759000.0 | 1.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Root | not available | 759000.0 | -0.91 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| CAROTENES | 0 | Plant | not available | 6300.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiasthmatic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatherogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 6 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticanker | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticarcinogenic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Anticarcinomic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |