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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
STEARIC-ACID 8 Shoot 30.0 387.0 -1.41 Duke, 1992 *
STRONTIUM 0 Shoot 19.0 200.0 -0.87 Duke, 1992 *
SUCCINIC-ACID 7 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE 14 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SUGAR 0 Shoot not available 15000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR 14 Shoot 56.0 864.0 -0.72 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Shoot 1.0 26.0 1.19 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMINE 0 Root 2.0 22.0 3.61 Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Shoot 850.0 10968.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
TITANIUM 0 Shoot 0.5 180.0 1.57 Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL 93 Shoot 19.8 256.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Shoot 300.0 3871.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE 8 Shoot 480.0 6194.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
VALINE 3 Shoot 1180.0 15226.0 0.14 Duke, 1992 *
VANADIUM 16 Shoot 0.3 2.0 0.41 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Plant 914000.0 950000.0 0.77 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Root not available 900000.0 0.86 Duke, 1992 *
ZEAXANTHIN 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Root 0.2 2.3 -0.96 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Shoot 12.0 124.0 -0.50 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.