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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Amorphophallus campanulatus (Araceae)

Common Names
Elephant-Foot Yam
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
MALATES 0 Root 5130.0 23100.0 1.86 *
MANGANESE 14 Root 3.0 14.0 -0.38 *
NIACIN 39 Root 7.0 79.0 0.83 *
OXALATE 0 Root 2880.0 12975.0 0.97 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 320.0 3020.0 -0.09 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Shoot 8100.0 2.14 *
POTASSIUM 14 Root 4160.0 28020.0 0.90 *
PROTEIN 0 Root 5600.0 198000.0 0.89 *
PROTEIN 0 Shoot 153000.0 -0.52 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Root 0.2 3.2 -0.19 *
SODIUM 1 Root 41.0 233.0 -0.40 *
STARCH 5 Root 67200.0 747747.0 1.81 *
SUCCINATES 0 Root 3390.0 15270.0 0.76 *
SUGAR 0 Root 1400.0 6306.0 -1.10 *
SULFUR 14 Root 118.0 530.0 -0.65 *
THIAMIN 31 Root 0.5 2.8 -0.34 *
WATER 0 Root 750000.0 894000.0 0.82 *
ZINC 77 Root 10.0 50.0 1.13 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Fibrinolytic 1 *
Fistula-Preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Gastroprotective 1 *
Hepatoprotective 1 *
Hepatotoxic 1 *
Hypertensive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypocholesterolemic 6 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypoglycemic 3 *
Hypolipidemic 1 *
Hypotensive 6 *
Hypouricemic 1 *
Immunomodulator 4 *
Immunostimulant 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Immunosuppressant 1 Martindale's 29th
Inflammatory 1 *
Insectifuge 1 Martindale's 28th
Insulinogenic 2 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
Interferon-Synergist 1 *
Interferonogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Keratolytic 1 Martindale's 29th