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Plant Helianthus tuberosus (Asteraceae)

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Common name(s)
Jerusalem Artichoke
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 2,7(14),9-BISABOLATRIEN-11-OL Plant -- -- -- *
3 ALANINE Tuber -- 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.
14 ARGININE Tuber -- 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.
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Tuber 40.0 306.0 -0.72 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 ASH Tuber 11000.0 115500.0 1.68 *
3 ASPARTIC-ACID Tuber -- 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.
53 BETA-CAROTENE Tuber 0.0 6.0 1.41 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
14 BETAINE Tuber -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
4 BORON Root -- 3.0 -0.78 *
28 CALCIUM Tuber 140.0 9600.0 1.69 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Tuber 165000.0 847000.0 0.43 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
1 CATALASE Tuber -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
20 CHOLINE Tuber -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
12 COPPER Plant 8.0 30.0 1.77 Bonness, M. S., Promising new drugs from plants: poisons that heal, Herbarist, #56, 1990, 59-68
0 CYSTINE-(HALF) Tuber -- 1715.0 -- 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.
0 DILEVAN Tuber -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
0 ENT-12-ACETOXY-16-KAUREN-19-OIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
0 FAT Tuber 4550.0 5000.0 -1.59 *
15 FIBER Tuber 8000.0 59000.0 -0.22 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
7 GLUCOSE Tuber -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
*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.