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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCTACOSAN-1-OL | 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. |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Root | 270.0 | 2129.0 | 0.03 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ORNITHINE | 5 | 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. |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Root | not available | 404.0 | -0.40 | Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp. |
| OXYCITRONIC-ACID | 0 | 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. |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | 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. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Root | 210.0 | 1656.0 | -0.32 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Root | 1.5 | 11.8 | -0.82 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PENTOSANS | 0 | 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. |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Root | 420.0 | 3312.0 | 0.38 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | 290.0 | 5946.0 | 0.18 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Root | 260.0 | 45580.0 | 7.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTATE | 0 | Root | 30.0 | 370.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Leaf | not available | 210.0 | -0.76 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Root | 250.0 | 1972.0 | 2.68 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Leaf | 4380.0 | 61798.0 | 1.39 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | 3033.0 | 50000.0 | 2.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PRAEBETANINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiosteoarthritic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antioxidant | 27 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Antioxidant Synergist | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antioxidant? | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiozenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antipapillomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipellagric | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antipeptic | 1 | 25 Dispensatory |
| Antiperiodic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontal | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiperiodontic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiperistaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipermeability | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 7 | Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991. |