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Plant Dioscorea bulbifera (Dioscoreaceae)
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Common name(s)
Air Potato, Potato Yam
How used
Food
Data Views
Activities:
191
All Chemicals:
38
| # Activity | Chemical Name | Part | Low PPM | High PPM | StdDev | *Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2,4,5,6-TETRAHYDROXYPHENANTHRENE | Tuber | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 2,4,6,7-TETRAHYDROXY-9,10-DIHYDROPHENANTHRENE | Tuber | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 2 | ARSENIC | Rhizome | -- | 0.4 | 0.13 | * |
| 0 | ASH | Tuber | 9000.0 | 31000.0 | -1.32 | * |
| 28 | CALCIUM | Rhizome | 690.0 | 2379.0 | -0.99 | * |
| 4 | CALCIUM-OXALATE | Tuber | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | CARBOHYDRATES | Tuber | 265000.0 | 914900.0 | 1.20 | * |
| 12 | COPPER | Rhizome | -- | 8.0 | -0.57 | * |
| 0 | D-SORBITOL | Rhizome | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | DIOSBULBIN-A | Tuber | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | DIOSBULBIN-B | Tuber | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | DIOSBULBIN-C | Tuber | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | DIOSBULBIN-D | Tuber | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | DIOSBULBIN-E | Tuber | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | DIOSBULBIN-F | Tuber | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | DIOSBULBIN-G | Tuber | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | DIOSBULBIN-H | Tuber | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | DIOSBULBINOSIDE-D | Tuber | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | DIOSBULBINOSIDE-F | Tuber | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 7 | DIOSGENIN | Tuber | -- | 4500.0 | -1.00 | * |
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.