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Common Names
Taro
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALANINE | 3 | Root | 730.0 | 2485.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Leaf | not available | 18.0 | -0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | not available | 3.9 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMYLOPECTIN | 0 | Root | 176400.0 | 188640.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMYLOSE | 0 | Root | 68600.0 | 73360.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Root | 3200.0 | 8560.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Leaf | 2200.0 | 15340.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Root | 1030.0 | 3510.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 69.0 | 3625.0 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | 0.0 | 325.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 13000.0 | 155000.0 | 0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 8000.0 | 63000.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Root | 1920.0 | 6540.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 18.0 | 298.0 | 0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Leaf | not available | 3.6 | -1.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Root | 0.9 | 7.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 260.0 | 17400.0 | -0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 130.0 | 3780.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM-OXALATE | 4 | Leaf | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Allergenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |