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Particularly high melatonin levels reported for several edible and medicinal plants (selected examples). |
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| Species |
Tissue |
Melatonin [ng/g] |
References |
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| (A) Edible plants |
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| Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato) |
fruit |
0.5 |
[18] |
| Raphanus sativus (red radish) |
root tuber |
0.6 |
[19] |
| Brassica campestris (Japanese radish) |
stem, leaves |
0.6 |
[19] |
| Brassica nigra (black mustard) |
seed |
129 |
[24,28] |
| Brassica hirta (white mustard) |
seed |
189 |
[24,28] |
| Prunus cerasus (tart cherry, Montmorency) |
fruit |
15–18 |
[23,24] |
| Prunus amygdalus (almond) |
seed |
39 |
[28] |
| Pimpinella anisum (anise) |
seed |
7 |
[24,28] |
| Foeniculum vulgare (fennel) |
seed |
28 |
[24,28] |
| Helianthus annuus (sunflower) |
seed |
29 |
[24,28] |
| Oryza sativa (rice) |
seed |
1 |
[19] |
| Zea mays (Indian corn) |
seed |
1.3 |
[19] |
| Avena sativa (oat) |
seed |
1.8 |
[19] |
| Festuca arundinacea (tall fescue) |
seed |
5 |
[19] |
| Elettaria cardamomum (green cardamom) |
seed |
15 |
[24,28] |
| Zingiber officinale (ginger) |
tuber |
0.5 |
[19] |
| Musa paradisiaca (banana) |
fruit |
0.5 |
[18] |
| (B) Officinal plants |
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| Melissa officinalis (balm mint) |
young plant |
16 |
[25] |
| Scutellaria baicalensis (huang-qin) |
plant |
> 2,000 – > 7,000 |
[24,25,27] |
| Pimpinella peregrina (-) |
dried root |
38 |
[25] |
| Hypericum perforatum (St. Johns wort) |
leaf |
1,750 |
[27] |
| Hypericum perforatum (St. Johns wort) |
flower |
> 2,400 – > 4,000 |
[25,27] |
| Lippia citriodora (lemon verbena) |
young plant |
22 |
[25] |
| Tanacetum parthenium (feverfew) |
leaf (fresh/dried) |
> 1,300/> 7,000 |
[24,25,27] |
Hardeland and Pandi-Perumal Nutrition & Metabolism 2005 2:22 doi:10.1186/1743-7075-2-22 |
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