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Plant Triticum aestivum (Poaceae)

Common Names
Wheat
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CHLOROPHYLL-A 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROPHYLL-B 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Root not available 48.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Seed 530.0 1800.0 0.12 Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Shoot not available 121.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
CITRININ 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Plant 0.0 0.2 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Seed 0.1 0.2 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Plant 2.2 4.0 -1.11 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Seed 1.1 16.7 0.17 Duke, 1992 *
CYSTEINE 13 Seed 1242.0 1449.0 -0.77 Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Seed 1242.0 4000.0 0.59 Duke, 1992 *
CYTOCHROME-C 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEC-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECANAL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECHLORO-DIAZEPAM 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DHURRIN 1 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIAMINO-PROPANE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIAZEPAM 14 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIGALACTOSYL-DIGLYCERIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiosteoarthritic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxaluric 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antioxidant 36 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant Synergist 1 Martindale's 29th
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th
Antipeptic 2 25 Dispensatory
Antiperiodic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontitic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 7 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.