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Common Names
Dandelion
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SODIUM | 1 | Leaf | 760.0 | 5300.0 | 0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | 162.0 | 1130.0 | 0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | 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. |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STRONTIUM | 0 | Plant | 64.0 | 120.0 | -0.21 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205. |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Root | 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. |
| SUGARS | 0 | Root | 14300.0 | 100000.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SULFUR | 14 | Plant | 2600.0 | 3300.0 | -0.24 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 2205. |
| TANNIN | 35 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARAXACERINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARAXACIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARAXACINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARAXACOLIDE-1'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARAXACOLIDE-1'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 60.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARAXACOLIDE-1'-O-GLUCOSIDES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARAXACOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| TARAXACOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 160.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARAXACUM-OFFICINALE-GLYCOSIDE-TA-1 | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiasthmatic | 8 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiasthmatic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiataxic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiatherogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatheromic | 1 | Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 21 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibronchoconstrictor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 2 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Esophagus)? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Skin) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |