Plant Cichorium endivia (Asteraceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Endive; Escarole

How this plant is used

Food

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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
ALANINE	3	Leaf	620.0	9984.0	-0.61	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID	15	Leaf	130.0	2093.0	-0.90	Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM	5	Leaf	60.0	168.0	-0.60	Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE	14	Leaf	620.0	9984.0	-0.63	Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC	2	Leaf	0.0	0.0	-0.60	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Leaf	462.0	9302.0	0.42	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Leaf	13590.0	240000.0	2.13	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID	3	Leaf	1300.0	20934.0	-0.38	Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM	0	Leaf	14.0	24.0	-0.98	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Leaf	9.6	241.0	-0.09	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-LACTUCEROL	0	Latex Exudate	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BORON	4	Leaf	1.0	24.0	-1.01	Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM	3	Leaf	0.2	0.2	-0.76	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	462.0	10080.0	-0.57	Duke, 1992 *
CAOUTCHOUC	0	Latex Exudate	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Leaf	33500.0	539452.0	-0.58	Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM	24	Leaf	0.3	0.5	-0.61	Duke, 1992 *
COBALT	2	Leaf	0.2	0.2	-0.30	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Leaf	1.0	16.8	-0.30	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
Antinitrosaminic	2	Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiobesity?	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiorchitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic	8	Duke, 1992 *
Antiosteoporotic?	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant	13	Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
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	7	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric	3	Martindale's 28th