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

Plant Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Araceae)

Common Names
Malanga, Tannia, Yautia
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
ALUMINUM 5 Root 5.3 16.6 -0.30 *
ASCORBIC 0 Plant *
ASH 0 Leaf 13000.0 129000.0 0.18 *
ASH 0 Root 6000.0 146000.0 2.24 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 33.0 327.0 0.29 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 0.0 0.6 -0.43 *
BORON 4 Root 0.9 6.5 -0.65 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 950.0 17800.0 -0.04 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 59.0 4000.0 -0.37 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Root 230.0 720.0 -0.60 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 53000.0 553000.0 -0.47 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 17000.0 976000.0 1.87 *
COPPER 12 Root 1.9 14.0 0.25 *
FAT 0 Leaf 16600.0 103100.0 0.93 *
FAT 0 Root 1000.0 9000.0 -0.46 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 21000.0 208000.0 0.57 *
FIBER 15 Root 6000.0 28000.0 -1.33 *
IRON 6 Leaf 20.0 365.0 0.00 *
IRON 6 Root 3.0 27.0 -0.40 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 34.0 3370.0 0.57 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Absorbent 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Allergenic 2 (View) *
Analgesic 2 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Androgenic 1 (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 3 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
Antiaggregant 1 (View) *
Antiaging 1 (View) *
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 4 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 2 (View) *
Antialopecic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 3 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 (View) *
Antianemic 3 (View) Martindale's 29th