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Common Names
Chicory; Witloof; Succory
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNAN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| MANNITOL | 18 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNOSE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Leaf | 50.0 | 1224.0 | -1.55 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MONOCAFFEOYLTARTARIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | 1800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUFA | 13 | Leaf | 20.0 | 365.0 | -0.69 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MUFA | 13 | Root | 40.0 | 200.0 | -0.88 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Leaf | 10.0 | 204.0 | -0.60 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Root | 30.0 | 150.0 | -0.54 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 2 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 5.0 | 102.0 | 0.05 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| NIACIN | 39 | Root | 4.0 | 20.0 | -0.88 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| NORHARMAN | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Leaf | 20.0 | 408.0 | -0.62 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Root | 40.0 | 200.0 | -0.63 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | Leaf | not available | 11.0 | -0.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Leaf | 210.0 | 4284.0 | -0.31 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| 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 * |