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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
MANGANESE 14 Leaf 4.0 72.0 -0.34 *
MERCURY 1 Leaf 0.0 0.0 -1.06 *
METHIONINE 15 Leaf 140.0 2254.0 -0.69 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Leaf 1.4 1.7 -0.28 *
MUFA 13 Leaf 40.0 644.0 -0.67 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Leaf 30.0 483.0 -0.41 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 4.0 64.0 -0.41 *
NICKEL 3 Leaf 2.0 2.4 -0.39 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Leaf 40.0 644.0 -0.58 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Leaf 410.0 6602.0 -0.26 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Leaf 9.0 145.0 3.28 *
PHENOLICS 0 Leaf 32000.0 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Leaf 530.0 8535.0 -0.45 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 242.0 5760.0 0.15 *
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 2915.0 96000.0 2.90 *
PROLINE 0 Leaf 590.0 9500.0 -0.25 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 12000.0 209300.0 -0.03 *
PUFA 4 Leaf 870.0 14010.0 -0.76 *
QUERCETIN 176 Leaf *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 0.7 13.0 -0.12 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Juvabional 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.
Keratolytic 1 Martindale's 29th
Larvistat 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.
Laxative 5 *
Leptingenic 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
Leukotriene-Inhibitor 1 *
Lipolytic 1 *
Lipotropic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Lithogenic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Litholytic 1 *
Lubricant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lyase-Inhibitor 1 *
Lymphocytogenic 1 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
MAO-A-Inhibitor 1 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 *
Memorigenic 1 *
Metal-Chelator 1 McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 *