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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
VANILLIC-ACID 24 Leaf 0.5 -1.18 *
VITAMIN-A 0 Leaf *
VITAMIN-B-1 24 Root 0.1 *
VITAMIN-B-2 0 Root 0.7 *
WATER 0 Leaf 931000.0 951000.0 0.72 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
WATER 0 Root 240000.0 800000.0 0.20 *
ZINC 77 Root *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antinociceptive 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 *
Antiobesity 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiobesity? 1 *
Antionychyotic 1 *
Antiophidic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 8 *
Antiosteoporotic? 1 *
Antiotitic 1 *
Antioxidant 28 *
Antioxidant Synergist 3 Merck 11th Edition
Antioxidant? 2 *
Antiozenic 1 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipanniculopathic 2 *
Antipapillomic 1 *
Antiparkinsonian 5 *