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Common Names
Endive; Escarole
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYSTINE | 2 | Leaf | 100.0 | 1610.0 | -1.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 2000.0 | 32200.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 9000.0 | 144927.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Leaf | 1.2 | 25.0 | 1.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | 1660.0 | 26731.0 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Leaf | 580.0 | 9340.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Leaf | 230.0 | 3704.0 | -0.84 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INULIN | 19 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 6.0 | 360.0 | -0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Leaf | 720.0 | 11594.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-GLYCOSIDES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Leaf | 170.0 | 2737.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEAD | 0 | Leaf | 4.0 | 4.8 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Leaf | 980.0 | 15781.0 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Leaf | 750.0 | 12077.0 | 0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LITHIUM | 11 | Leaf | 0.8 | 1.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Leaf | 630.0 | 10145.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Leaf | 95.0 | 2400.0 | -0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagen-Sparing | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COMT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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. |