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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| 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 * |