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Common Names
Dandelion
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIAMIN | 31 | Leaf | 1.0 | 17.0 | 1.81 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| THIAMINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIN | 4 | Root | 2.0 | 13.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TITANIUM | 0 | Plant | 58.0 | 330.0 | 1.65 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205. |
| TRANS-LUTEIN-5,6-EPOXIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-TARAXANTHIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINASE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIOLAXANTHIN | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| VIOLAXANTHIN-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIOLAXANTHIN-LINEOLEATE-LINOLENATE | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIT-D | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| WATER | 0 | Leaf | 356000.0 | 880000.0 | 0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Root | not available | 857000.0 | 0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOPHYLL | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XYLOSE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZEAXANTHIN-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Leaf | 21.0 | 230.0 | 0.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Root | 0.2 | 1.3 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimorphinistic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMS | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 16 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimyalgic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimyocarditic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |
| Antinauseant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antineoplastic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuralgic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antineuropathic? | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| AntiNF-kB | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 5 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |