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Plant Amorphophallus campanulatus (Araceae)

Common Names
Elephant-Foot Yam
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALUMINUM 5 Root 4.0 18.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 15.0 279.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 3100.0 66000.0 -0.04 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Shoot not available 163000.0 1.40 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 0.0 6.8 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Root 1.7 7.7 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 260.0 5720.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Shoot not available 15200.0 0.03 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Root 3820.0 17200.0 0.25 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 184000.0 856000.0 0.33 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Shoot not available 651000.0 0.34 Duke, 1992 *
CITRATES 0 Root 2560.0 11530.0 0.86 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Root 1.8 8.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Root 600.0 16000.0 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Shoot not available 33000.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Root 7000.0 65315.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Shoot not available 142000.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root 5.0 112.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Root 771.0 3770.0 0.89 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Root 220.0 3120.0 0.30 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiLyme 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiMeniere's 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimenopausal 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antimenorrhagic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine 4 Martindale's 29th
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyocarditic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinesidioblastosic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antineuralgic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *