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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Arracacia xanthorrhiza (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Arracacha, Peruvian Carrot
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 310.0 1070.0 -0.03 *
ASH 0 Root 9000.0 31150.0 -1.04 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 1.1 3.8 -0.41 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 190.0 655.0 -0.74 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 269000.0 930800.0 1.29 *
FAT 0 Root 1000.0 3460.0 -0.65 *
FIBER 15 Root 6000.0 20760.0 -1.50 *
IRON 6 Root 9.0 31.0 -0.40 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Root 1120.0 3875.0 1.12 *
NIACIN 39 Root 36.0 125.0 2.17 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 550.0 1900.0 -0.28 *
PROTEIN 0 Root 10000.0 34600.0 -0.94 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Root 0.2 0.7 -0.74 *
STARCH 5 Root 100000.0 250000.0 -0.27 *
THIAMIN 31 Root 0.7 2.4 -0.38 *
WATER 0 Root 711000.0 -0.38 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Absorbent 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) 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 2 (View) *
Analgesic 2 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View) *
Antiacne 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
AntiAGE 1 (View) 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 1 (View) 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
Antiaging 2 (View) *
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 (View) *
Antiallergic 3 (View) *
Antialzheimeran 3 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 (View) *
Antianemic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 (View) *
Antianorectic 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.