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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEVULIN | 0 | Root | not available | 187000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEVULOSE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN | 15 | 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. |
| LUTEIN-EPOXIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN-EPOXIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN-EPOXIDE-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-3'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSIDE | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-7-O-GENTIOBIOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-7-O-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Leaf | 360.0 | 2500.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 225.0 | 1570.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Leaf | 14.0 | 206.0 | -0.12 | 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. |