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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Analgesic | 19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anthelmintic | 3 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Antiacne | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrocyanotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiadenoviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antiadhesive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadrenergic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Antiaflatoxin | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAGE | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 13 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Antiaging | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |