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Plant Cichorium intybus (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Chicory; Witloof; Succory
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
ALUMINUM 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 101 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-7-O-ALPHA-L-ARABINOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Leaf 660.0 14892.0 -0.30 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 100.0 2040.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 50.0 250.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 6000.0 180000.0 1.08 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASH 0 Root 8900.0 44500.0 -0.66 Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 0.0 228.0 -0.15 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BETA-LACTUCEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETAINE 14 Root not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
BORON 4 Root not available 20.0 -0.15 Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages. Includes Internat. Z. Vit. Ern. Forschung 43:1973 (boron).
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Leaf not available 767.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 790.0 19900.0 0.10 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 410.0 2050.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 32000.0 654000.0 0.34 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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 *