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Plant Cichorium endivia (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Endive; Escarole
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
SELENIUM 60 Leaf 0.0 0.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Leaf 490.0 7890.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
SFA 0 Leaf 480.0 7729.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
SILVER 3 Leaf 0.2 0.2 -0.66 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Leaf 179.0 4560.0 0.16 Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Leaf 20.0 322.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
STRONTIUM 0 Shoot 140.0 240.0 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR 14 Shoot 740.0 912.0 -0.68 Duke, 1992 *
TARAXASTEROL 2 Latex Exudate not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Leaf 0.7 14.0 1.19 Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Leaf 500.0 8051.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
TITANIUM 0 Leaf 1.0 1.2 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Leaf 50.0 805.0 -2.26 Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE 8 Leaf 400.0 6441.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
VALINE 3 Leaf 630.0 10145.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
VIT-B-6 0 Leaf 0.2 3.2 -1.16 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Leaf 934000.0 943800.0 0.68 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Leaf 8.0 146.0 0.37 Duke, 1992 *
ZIRCONIUM 0 Leaf 4.0 4.8 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor 1 Martindale's 29th
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 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 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 2 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.