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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Root | not available | 2111.0 | -0.25 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Leaf | 1870.0 | 17000.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | not available | 15900.0 | 0.01 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 15400.0 | 140000.0 | -0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | not available | 94000.0 | -0.27 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| PYROCATECHINS | 0 | Root | not available | 24000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| REDUCING-SUGARS | 0 | Root | not available | 51500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Leaf | 0.8 | 7.2 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | not available | 7.2 | 0.68 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| ROSMARINIC-ACID | 57 | Leaf | not available | 5000.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Leaf | 0.1 | 1.2 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Root | not available | 5.7 | 0.04 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| SILICIC-ACID | 1 | Leaf | not available | 40000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICIC-ACID | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Leaf | 1.0 | 9.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Root | not available | 35.0 | -0.18 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| SITOSTEROL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Leaf | 12.0 | 110.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | not available | 3510.0 | 1.12 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| 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. |