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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Root | 20.0 | 100.0 | -0.64 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Root | not available | 140000.0 | 0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUGARS | 0 | Root | not available | 585000.0 | 4.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARAXASTEROL | 2 | 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. |
| TARTARIC-ACID | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARTARIC-ACID | 6 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Leaf | 1.0 | 14.0 | 1.19 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Root | 0.0 | 2.0 | -0.42 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THREONINE | 4 | Leaf | 250.0 | 5712.0 | -1.37 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TITANIUM | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-ZEATIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDECA-1,5-DIEN-7,9,11-TRIYNE-3,4-DIOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Leaf | 160.0 | 3672.0 | 0.68 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| UMBELLIFERONE | 22 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986. |
| UMBELLIFERONE | 22 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| URIDINE-5'-DIPHOSPHOGLUCOSE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Leaf | 410.0 | 9180.0 | -0.98 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antialcoholic | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antialkalotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiallergic | 8 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antialopecic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiamblyopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianaphylactic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiandrogenic | 4 | Planta Medica, 56(6): 671, 1990. |
| Antianemic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiaphthic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiapoplectic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarrhythmic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |