Common Names
Lucid Asparagus
How this plant is used
Medicinal
Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5-METHOXY-METHYL-FURFURAL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ARSENIC | 2 | Root | not available | 0.2 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
ASPARAGINE | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CALCIUM | 28 | Root | not available | 1810.0 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
COPPER | 12 | Root | 4.0 | 5.0 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
FRUCTOSE | 8 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
GLUCOSE | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
IRON | 6 | Root | not available | 30.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | not available | 430.0 | -1.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
MANGANESE | 14 | Root | not available | 10.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
MERCURY | 1 | Root | not available | 0.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | not available | 6350.0 | -0.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
PROTOSARSAPOGENIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
SAPONIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
SODIUM | 1 | Root | not available | 139.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
ZINC | 77 | Root | 7.0 | 8.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
---|---|---|
ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Analgesic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anorexic | 2 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
Antiacne | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Antiadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
Antiaggregant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Antialcoholic | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Antiallergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antialopecic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antialzheimeran | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Antiandrogenic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
Antianemic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
Antianginal | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Antiangiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |