Common Names
Giant Taro
How this plant is used
Food
Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALPHA-ALANINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | 3.6 | 12.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
AMYLOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | not available | 50.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | not available | 572.0 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
ASH | 0 | Leaf | 8000.0 | 17700.0 | -1.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
ASH | 0 | Root | 3000.0 | 30975.0 | -1.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
ASPARAGINE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-GLUCOSIDASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-LECTINS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BORON | 4 | Root | 1.0 | 3.3 | -0.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 570.0 | 15700.0 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 281.0 | 1875.0 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
CALCIUM-OXALATE | 4 | Root | not available | 370.0 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | not available | 520000.0 | -0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Root | 30000.0 | 925000.0 | 1.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
CITRATES | 0 | Root | 2380.0 | 10600.0 | 0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
COPPER | 12 | Root | 0.7 | 2.4 | -1.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
---|---|---|
Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
Additive | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | 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 | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Analgesic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiacne | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
AntiAGE | 1 | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |