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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHERAXANTHIN-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-7-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APS-SULFOTRANSFERASE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARNIDIOL | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 18.0 | 6520.0 | 0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | 54.0 | 376.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 18000.0 | 205000.0 | 1.52 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 11440.0 | 80000.0 | 0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARAGINIC-ACID | 0 | 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. |
| ASPARAGINIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BARIUM | 0 | Leaf | 50.0 | 80.0 | -0.83 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205. |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 40.0 | 583.0 | 1.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | 12.0 | 84.0 | 0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-D-FRUCTOPYRANOSIDES | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-FRUCTOFURANOSIDASES | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Bruchifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Cancer-Preventive | 26 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 6 | Martindale's 28th |
| Capillarigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiac | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Cardiodepressant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebrotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |