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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antidecubitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidepressant | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidermatitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic? | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | 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 (Camphor) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 (Morphine) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |