Plant Cichorium intybus (Asteraceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Chicory; Witloof; Succory

How this plant is used

Food

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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
(11S)-11,13-DIHYDROLACTUCIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(11S)-11,13-DIHYDROLACTUCOPICRIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
11(S),13-DIHYDRO-8-DEOXYLACTUCIN	1	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
11(S),13-DIHYDROLACTUCIN	1	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
11(S),13-DIHYDROLACTUCOPICRIN	1	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-GLUCURONIDE-ISORHAMNETIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-GLUCURONIDE-ISORHAMNETIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-O-FERULOYL-QUINIC-ACID	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-O-P-COUMAROYL-QUINIC-ACID	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
8-DEOXYLACTUCIN	5	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
8-DEOXYLACTUCIN	5	Root	not available	17.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETOPHENONE	6	Root	not available	not available	not available	Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
AESCULETIN	32	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AESCULETIN	32	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AESCULIN	33	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AESCULIN	33	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN	10	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LACTUCEROL	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID	15	Leaf	60.0	1224.0	-1.06	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID	15	Root	130.0	650.0	-0.32	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)

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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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	6	Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	4	Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient	1	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	4	Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acidifier	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Additive	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aedifuge	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aggregant	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor	1	Martindale's 29th
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	15	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	7	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.
Allelopathic	2	Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic	10	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *