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Plant Tropaeolum majus (Tropaeolaceae)

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
IRON 6 Shoot 13.0 95.0 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITROSIDE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-GLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Shoot 480.0 3500.0 0.90 Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN 15 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Shoot 10.0 75.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PELARGONIDIN-3-BIOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PELARGONIDIN-3-SOPHOROSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PEROXIDASE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLACETOTHIOHYDROXIMATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Shoot 850.0 6200.0 1.27 Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOFLUENE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed not available 262000.0 0.25 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Shoot 18000.0 131500.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-TRIGLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Shoot 3.5 25.5 0.69 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Shoot 0.9 6.5 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
URIDINE-DIPHOSPHATE-GLUCOSE:THIOHYDROXIMATE-GLUCOSYL-TRANSFERASE 0 Leaf 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
Antitumor (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Liver) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Autotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 1 Duke, 1992 *