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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOTARAXASTEROL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| PSEUDOTARAXASTEROL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOTARAXASTEROL-ACETATE | 0 | Root | not available | 280.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSI-TARAXASTEROL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSI-TARAXASTEROL-ACETATE | 0 | Root | 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. |
| PSI-TARAXEROL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCIMERITRIN | 6 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Leaf | 1.0 | 18.0 | -0.09 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | 0.3 | 2.1 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUBBER | 0 | Root | 1300.0 | 1950.0 | 1.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUBIDIUM | 0 | Plant | 19.0 | 50.0 | 2.27 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205. |
| SACCHAROSE | 0 | Root | not available | 11000.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| SAPONIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Root | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Root | 0.7 | 4.7 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SITOSTEROL | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Insulin-Sparing | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Insulinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157. |
| Insulinogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insulinotonic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157. |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Irritant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Keratolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Larvicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvistat | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Lipotropic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 7 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |