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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,13-DIHYDROTARAXIN-ACID-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-ESTER | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 11,13-DIHYDROTARAXIN-ACID-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-ESTER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 11,13-DIHYDROTARAXINACETYL-1'-O-GLUCOSIDES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 14-TARAXEREN-3BETA-OL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 2-CARBOXYARABINITOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 356.0 | 0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 29-NORCYCLOARTANOL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | 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. |
| 3,4-DIHYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4-DIHYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID | 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. |
| 3,7-BETA-D-DIGLUCOSIDE-ISORHAMNETIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 31-NORCYCLOARTENOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 31-NORDEHYDROLANASTEROL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | 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. |
| 4-ALPHA-11-BETA-13,15-TETRAHYDRORIDENTIN-B | 0 | Root | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-ALPHA-15,11-BETA-13-TETRAHYDRORIDENTIN-B | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AESCULETIN | 32 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-AMYLASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-LACTUCEROL | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Leaf | not available | 170.0 | -0.55 | 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. |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | 94.0 | 656.0 | 0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANDROSTEROL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANEURINE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Nematicide | 4 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Nematistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neoplastic | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nephrotoxic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Neuroprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Synthase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 6 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| Parasiticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Parasympathomimetic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |