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Plant Helianthus tuberosus (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Jerusalem Artichoke
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2,7(14),9-BISABOLATRIEN-11-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Tuber not available 2573.0 -1.04 Izadoost, M. & Robinson, T., Synergism & antagonism in the pharmacology of alkaloidal plants, pp 137-58 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds., Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture & Pharmacology, v. 2, 1987, 255pp.
ARGININE 14 Tuber not available 11627.0 1.41 Izadoost, M. & Robinson, T., Synergism & antagonism in the pharmacology of alkaloidal plants, pp 137-58 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds., Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture & Pharmacology, v. 2, 1987, 255pp.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Tuber 40.0 306.0 -0.72 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH 0 Tuber 11000.0 115500.0 1.68 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Tuber not available 16852.0 -1.33 Izadoost, M. & Robinson, T., Synergism & antagonism in the pharmacology of alkaloidal plants, pp 137-58 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds., Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture & Pharmacology, v. 2, 1987, 255pp.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Tuber 0.0 6.0 1.41 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETAINE 14 Tuber not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
BORON 4 Root not available 3.0 -0.78 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Tuber 140.0 9600.0 1.69 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Tuber 165000.0 847000.0 0.43 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CATALASE 1 Tuber not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CHOLINE 20 Tuber not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
COPPER 12 Plant 8.0 30.0 1.77 Bonness, M. S., Promising new drugs from plants: poisons that heal, Herbarist, #56, 1990, 59-68
CYSTINE-(HALF) 0 Tuber not available 1715.0 not available Izadoost, M. & Robinson, T., Synergism & antagonism in the pharmacology of alkaloidal plants, pp 137-58 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds., Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture & Pharmacology, v. 2, 1987, 255pp.
DILEVAN 0 Tuber not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ENT-12-ACETOXY-16-KAUREN-19-OIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Tuber 4550.0 5000.0 -1.59 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Tuber 8000.0 59000.0 -0.22 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
GLUCOSE 7 Tuber not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
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Activity Sort descending Chemical Count Reference
Abortifacient 1 (View Chemicals list for Abortifacient) Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 (View Chemicals list for Absorbent) Martindale's 29th
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View Chemicals list for Acetylcholinergic) Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Acnegenic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor) Martindale's 29th
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) 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 2 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 4 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic?) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View Chemicals list for Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacid) Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacrodermatitic) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacrodynic) Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiADD) Martindale's 29th
AntiAGE 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiAGE) 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
Antiaggregant 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiaggregant) Duke, 1992 *