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Common Names
Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet
How this plant is used
Food
Subspecies
subsp. vulgaris
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEDOHEPTULOSE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Root | not available | 0.0 | -0.36 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| SERINE | 1 | Root | 540.0 | 4259.0 | 0.50 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SFA | 0 | Root | 220.0 | 1735.0 | -0.46 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SILICON | 4 | Root | 1.0 | 83.0 | 0.04 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| SKATOLE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Leaf | 1300.0 | 16571.0 | 2.30 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | 590.0 | 6705.0 | 2.61 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Root | 10.0 | 79.0 | -0.70 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STRONTIUM | 0 | Root | 16.0 | 70.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Root | not available | 270000.0 | 1.48 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| SULFUR | 14 | Root | 130.0 | 2000.0 | -0.21 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| SYRINGIC-ACID | 6 | Root | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| TARTARIC-ACID | 6 | Root | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Leaf | 0.6 | 14.0 | 1.19 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Root | 0.1 | 2.4 | -0.38 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| THREONINE | 4 | Root | 440.0 | 3470.0 | -0.07 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TIN | 4 | Root | 0.8 | 2.8 | -1.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TITANIUM | 0 | Root | 0.5 | 9.8 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRICARBALLYL-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 3 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 8 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiadenomic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiadenoviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antiadrenalinic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiaflatoxin | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |