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Plant Taraxacum mongolicum (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Mongoloid Dandelion
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ARSENIC 2 Plant not available 2.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Plant not available 16900.0 0.35 Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Plant not available 19.0 0.55 Duke, 1992 *
INULIN 19 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Plant not available 910.0 0.33 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Plant not available 4050.0 -0.01 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Plant not available 178.0 0.58 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Plant not available 0.1 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Plant not available 22800.0 0.07 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Plant not available 763.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
TARAXAROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TARAXASTEROL 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Plant not available 34.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitriglyceride 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiulcer 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Anxiolytic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
Beta-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bifidogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiodepressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cerebrotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive (Breast Cancer) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive (Colon Cancer) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cholinergic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
CNS-Depressant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Collagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95