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Plant Asparagus officinalis (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Asparagus
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
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 6.5 65.0 -0.02 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Shoot 0.3 120.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Shoot 6.0 104.0 1.49 Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Shoot 0.0 0.1 -1.32 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 265.0 2650.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Shoot 160.0 3840.0 -0.80 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Shoot 36000.0 602000.0 0.06 Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Root 0.2 1.5 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Shoot 0.1 0.7 -1.12 Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Shoot 0.1 0.1 -0.92 Duke, 1992 *
CONIFERIN 2 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Shoot 1.0 24.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-MONOGLUCOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-RHAMNOSYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-RHAMNOSYLGLUCOSYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Shoot 360.0 4645.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
DIOSGENIN 7 Shoot 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
Antialkali? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialkalotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antianginal 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiapoplectic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.