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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Symphytum officinale (Boraginaceae)

Common Names
Comfrey
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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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
HYPOXANTHINE 0 Root 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 *
IRON 6 Root 810.0 0.74 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
ISOBANERENOL 0 Root *
KILOCALORIES 0 Root 2170.0 -2.63 *
L-ARABINOSE 0 Root *
L-RHAMNOSE 0 Root *
LASIOCARPINE 3 Root *
LITHOSPERMIC-ACID 3 Root *
LYCOPSAMINE 1 Root *
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 77.0 700.0 -1.32 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Root 1700.0 -0.46 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
MANGANESE 14 Leaf 0.6 5.8 -0.45 *
MANGANESE 14 Root 67.0 0.25 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
MUCILAGE 3 Root 290000.0 1.28 *
MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES 1 Root 250000.0 300000.0 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 10.0 89.0 -0.10 *
NIACIN 39 Root 67.0 0.49 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
OCTADECATETRAENIC-ACID 0 Seed *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 242.0 2200.0 -0.51 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Prooxidant 3 *
Prostaglandigenic 1 *
Prostaglandin-Sparer 1 Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990.
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor 1 *
Psychotropic 1 Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990.
Radioprotective 1 *
Sedative 4 *
Serotoninergic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Sunscreen 3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Suppurative 1 *
Sweetener 3 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Taenicide 1 Martindale's 28th
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Tranquilizer 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Trichomonicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Triglycerigenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Tumorigenic 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Ubiquiot 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.