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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Valerianella locusta (Valerianaceae)

Common Names
Corn Salad; Lamb's Lettuce
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALANINE 3 Plant 880.0 12220.0 -0.11 *
ARGININE 14 Plant 910.0 12640.0 0.17 *
ASH 0 Plant 12000.0 166666.0 0.82 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Plant 1760.0 24440.0 0.25 *
BORON 8 Plant 275.0 350.0 2.61 *
CALCIUM 28 Plant 6410.0 7139.0 -0.69 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Plant 36000.0 500000.0 -1.11 *
COPPER 12 Plant 13.0 13.2 -0.09 *
CYSTINE 2 Plant 200.0 2775.0 0.26 *
FAT 0 Plant 4000.0 55555.0 0.06 *
FIBER 15 Plant 8000.0 111111.0 -0.83 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Plant 2030.0 28195.0 0.56 *
GLYCINE 12 Leaf 790.0 10970.0 0.15 *
HISTIDINE 7 Plant 360.0 5000.0 0.16 *
IRON 6 Plant 3519.0 4143.0 4.14 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Plant 990.0 13750.0 0.75 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Plant 210.0 2915.0 -0.36 *
LEUCINE 2 Plant 1330.0 18470.0 0.54 *
LYSINE 4 Plant 1010.0 14025.0 0.49 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Plant 3773.0 3798.0 -0.08 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
ACE-Inhibitor 1 *
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Analgesic 2 Martindale's 29th
Androgenic 1 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 1 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant 1 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antialdosteronic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialkali? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialkalotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic 1 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.