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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
22-SPIROSTAN-3BETA-OL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-VINYL-GUAIACOL 4 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-VINYL-PHENOL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Seed 1440.0 18581.0 1.79 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMINODIMETHYL-GAMMA-BUTYROTHETIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Shoot 50.0 645.0 -1.41 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Shoot 13.0 700.0 -1.65 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Shoot 1430.0 18452.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Shoot 0.0 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 398.0 3976.0 1.63 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Shoot 100.0 5714.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 2900.0 29000.0 -1.10 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Shoot 6000.0 171000.0 1.58 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGOSIDES 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGUSIC-ACID 4 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARASAPONINS 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Shoot 3550.0 45805.0 0.77 Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Shoot 2.0 70.0 -1.04 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
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antielastase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiencephalitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalopathic 7 Martindale's 29th
Antiencephalopathic? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiepitheleomic 1 Duke, 1992 *