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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-FRUCTOPYRANOSIDASES | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-LACTUCEROL | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | 214.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-GLUCOSIDES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Leaf | 4.0 | 125.0 | 1.74 | Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages. Includes Internat. Z. Vit. Ern. Forschung 43:1973 (boron). |
| BROMINE | 0 | Leaf | 30.0 | 80.0 | 0.79 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205. |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Leaf | 0.2 | 5.0 | 1.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Root | 0.0 | 2.6 | 1.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 1870.0 | 42232.0 | 1.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Plant | 12000.0 | 21000.0 | 0.79 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 878.0 | 6140.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| CAOUTCHOUC | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | 3000.0 | -1.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAOUTCHOUC | 0 | Plant | not available | 3000.0 | -0.83 | 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. |