Plant Amorphophallus konjac (Araceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm

How this plant is used

Food

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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
KILOCALORIES	0	Root	not available	2610.0	-1.67	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Leaf	70.0	2692.0	-0.42	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Root	not available	39.0	-0.61	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Root	not available	1740.0	-1.03	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Leaf	1000.0	38000.0	-1.73	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Root	not available	39000.0	-0.89	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM	60	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SILICON	4	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Root	not available	130.0	-0.45	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TIN	4	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE	15	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TRIMETHYLAMINE	1	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Leaf	not available	974000.0	0.83	Duke, 1992 *
ZINC	77	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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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
Anticanker	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticarcinomic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticardiospasmic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticarpal-Tunnel	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticephalagic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticervicaldysplasic	2	Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antichoreic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticlimacteric	3	Duke, 1992 *
Anticoeliac	1	Martindale's 28th
Anticold	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticolitic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant	2	Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticorneotic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary	4	Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.