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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
MANGANESE 14 Plant 179.0 201.0 0.75 *
METHIONINE 15 Plant 250.0 3470.0 0.77 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Plant 2.4 2.4 -0.35 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Plant 910.0 12640.0 1.07 *
POTASSIUM 14 Plant 4573.0 4643.0 -1.20 *
PROLINE 0 Plant 780.0 10830.0 0.77 *
PROTEIN 0 Plant 20000.0 277775.0 0.85 *
SERINE 1 Plant 630.0 8750.0 0.28 *
SODIUM 1 Plant 321.0 331.0 -0.29 *
THREONINE 4 Plant 750.0 10415.0 0.24 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Plant 260.0 3610.0 0.49 *
TYROSINE 8 Plant 360.0 5000.0 -0.21 *
VALINE 3 Plant 990.0 13750.0 0.72 *
WATER 0 Plant 928000.0 0.67 *
ZINC 77 Plant 62.0 64.5 0.12 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 6 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiimpotence 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinsomniac 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 29th
Antileukonychic 1 *
Antilithic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiLyme 1 *
Antilymphomic 1 *
Antimaculitic 1 *
Antimanic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimenopausal 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimenorrhagic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 1 *
Antimigraine 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.