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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
SELENIUM 60 Leaf 0.0 0.0 -0.38 *
SERINE 1 Leaf 490.0 7890.0 -0.65 *
SFA 0 Leaf 480.0 7729.0 -0.30 *
SILVER 3 Leaf 0.2 0.2 -0.66 *
SODIUM 1 Leaf 179.0 4560.0 0.16 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Leaf 20.0 322.0 -0.41 *
STRONTIUM 0 Shoot 140.0 240.0 -0.76 *
SULFUR 14 Shoot 740.0 912.0 -0.68 *
TARAXASTEROL 2 Latex Exudate *
THIAMIN 31 Leaf 0.7 14.0 1.19 *
THREONINE 4 Leaf 500.0 8051.0 -0.58 *
TITANIUM 0 Leaf 1.0 1.2 -0.69 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Leaf 50.0 805.0 -2.26 *
TYROSINE 8 Leaf 400.0 6441.0 -0.44 *
VALINE 3 Leaf 630.0 10145.0 -0.71 *
VIT-B-6 0 Leaf 0.2 3.2 -1.16 *
WATER 0 Leaf 934000.0 943800.0 0.68 *
ZINC 77 Leaf 8.0 146.0 0.37 *
ZIRCONIUM 0 Leaf 4.0 4.8 -0.53 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Proliferant 1 *
Prooxidant 3 *
Propecic 5 *
Prostaglandigenic 1 *
Prostaglandin-Sparer 1 Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990.
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 2 Ferretti, A., Flanagan, V. P. 1996. Antithromboxane Activity of Dietary Alpha-linolenic Acid: A Pilot Study. Prostaglandins Leukotrienes Essential Fatty Acids, 54(6): 451-455. ARS, USDA.
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor 2 Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14.
PTK-Inhibitor 1 *
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 1 Uda, Y., Price, K. R., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1997. Induction of the Anticarcinogenic Marker Enzyme, Quinone Reductase, in Murine Hepatoma Cells In Vitro by Flavonoids. Cancer Lett., 120 (2): 213-216.
Roborant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Scabicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sedative 3 *
Serotoninergic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Soap 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Spermigenic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Sunscreen 1 Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
Suppository 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Teratologic 1 *
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.