Plant Alocasia macrorrhiza (Araceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Giant Taro

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
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 *

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List of plant activities.
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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 *