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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Cichorium endivia (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Endive; Escarole
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
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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 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Leaf 130.0 2093.0 -0.90 *
ALUMINUM 5 Leaf 60.0 168.0 -0.60 *
ARGININE 14 Leaf 620.0 9984.0 -0.63 *
ARSENIC 2 Leaf 0.0 0.0 -0.60 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 462.0 9302.0 0.42 *
ASH 0 Leaf 13590.0 240000.0 2.13 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf 1300.0 20934.0 -0.38 *
BARIUM 0 Leaf 14.0 24.0 -0.98 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 9.6 241.0 -0.09 *
BETA-LACTUCEROL 0 Latex Exudate *
BORON 4 Leaf 1.0 24.0 -1.01 *
CADMIUM 3 Leaf 0.2 0.2 -0.76 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Leaf *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 462.0 10080.0 -0.57 *
CAOUTCHOUC 0 Latex Exudate *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 33500.0 539452.0 -0.58 *
CHROMIUM 24 Leaf 0.3 0.5 -0.61 *
COBALT 2 Leaf 0.2 0.2 -0.30 *
COPPER 12 Leaf 1.0 16.8 -0.30 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
CNS-Depressant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Co-carcinogenic 1 *
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagen-Sparing 1 *
Collagenic 2 *
Colorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedogenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Comedolytic 1 *
COMT-Inhibitor 1 *
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Copper-Chelator 1 *
Cosmetic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 3 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 *
Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor 1 *
Cytoprotective 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cytotoxic 2 Matsukawa, Y., et al. The Effect of Quercetin and Other Flavonoids on Cell Cycle Progresssion and Growth of Human Gastric Cancer Cells. Planta Medica, 56(6): 677, 1990.
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 1 Jim Duke's personal files.