Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Polymnia edulis (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Andean Jicama
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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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
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 250.0 1400.0 0.15 *
ASH 0 Root 3000.0 67000.0 -0.02 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 2.6 10.0 -0.37 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 150.0 1650.0 -0.63 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 81000.0 856000.0 0.33 *
FAT 0 Root 3000.0 33000.0 0.34 *
FIBER 15 Root 3000.0 57000.0 -0.69 *
IRON 6 Root 6.0 66.0 -0.35 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Root 670.0 3765.0 0.88 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Cr 670.0 3765.0 *
NIACIN 39 Root 14.0 82.0 0.92 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 150.0 1650.0 -0.33 *
PROTEIN 0 Root 1000.0 73000.0 -0.51 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Root 0.2 1.1 -0.65 *
THIAMIN 31 Root 0.2 1.1 -0.50 *
WATER 0 Root 822000.0 909000.0 0.91 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) 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) *
Analgesic 2 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View) *
Antiacne 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
AntiAGE 1 (View) 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 1 (View) 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
Antiaging 2 (View) *
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 (View) *
Antiallergic 3 (View) *
Antialzheimeran 3 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 (View) *
Antianemic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 (View) *
Antianorectic 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antianxiety 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.