Plant Tropaeolum majus (Tropaeolaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Nasturtium

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
11-EICOSENOIC-ACID	0	Seed	11000.0	20000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Flower	not available	1300.0	-0.43	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Leaf	2000.0	4650.0	-0.01	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Pt	1000.0	1600.0	-1.02	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Shoot	14000.0	102200.0	-0.01	Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-CYANIDE	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE	20	Seed	not available	9700.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE	20	Shoot	not available	300.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Shoot	90.0	665.0	2.31	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Shoot	2110.0	15400.0	0.05	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Shoot	92000.0	671500.0	0.45	Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID	77	Pericarp	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-SOPHOROCOSIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Shoot	not available	300.0	-0.93	Duke, 1992 *
ERUCIC-ACID	2	Seed	not available	72000.0	-0.06	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	72000.0	102000.0	-0.86	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Shoot	12000.0	87600.0	0.78	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Shoot	5000.0	36500.0	-1.58	Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOTROPAEOLIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HELENIEN	2	Flower	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
Calcium-Channel-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive	7	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Capillarigenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective	4	Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive	2	Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue	1	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic	1	Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Circulotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Clastogenic	1	Friedman, M. and Dao, L. 1990. Effect of Autoclaving and Conventional and Microwave Baking on the Ergot Alkaloid and Chlorogenic Acid Contents of Morning Glory (Ipomoea tricolor Cav. cv.) Heavenly Blue Seeds. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 805-808.
CNS-Active	1	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Paralytic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Stimulant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cold-preventive	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagen-Sparing	1	Duke, 1992 *
Collagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Colorant	4	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic	1	Duke, 1992 *