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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antidiabetic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidiarrheic | 3 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Mercury) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidote (pesticides) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidysenteric | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyspeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysphagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiear-wax | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiEBV | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antieczemic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 8 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antielastase | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |