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Plant Cichorium endivia (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Endive; Escarole
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Monoamine-Precursor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Mutagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Natriuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide 3 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
NEP-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nephrotoxic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Neuroexcitant 1 Martindale's 28th
Neuroinhibitor 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neuroprotective 2 Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Neurotransmitter 1 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Genic 1 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *