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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant 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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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antianaphylactic 2 (View) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 3 (View) *
Antianemic 4 (View) *
Antianginal 2 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 3 (View) *
Antianorectic 2 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 3 (View) *
Antiarteriosclerotic 2 (View) *
Antiarthritic 12 (View) *
Antiasthmatic 5 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic 1 (View) *
Antiatherosclerotic 6 (View) *
Antibackache 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 4 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiberiberi 1 (View) *
AntiBPH 1 (View) *
Anticancer 2 (View) *