An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Plant Asparagus officinalis (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Asparagus
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
FAT 0 Root 2400.0 24000.0 0.04 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Shoot 2000.0 41000.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Shoot 7000.0 141000.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(CRUDE) 0 Root not available 141000.0 0.88 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(DIETARY) 0 Root not available 390000.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
FOLACIN 15 Shoot 1.0 18.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Shoot 5010.0 64645.0 0.98 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Shoot 990.0 12774.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GUAIACOL 18 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUM 0 Root 11000.0 110000.0 0.15 Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Shoot 470.0 6065.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
INOSITOL 8 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INULIN 19 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root 1.2 12.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Shoot 6.0 240.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Shoot 1120.0 14452.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
JAMOGENIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Root not available not available not available 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
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.