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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Flatugenic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| FLavor | 8 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 14 | Tomas-Barberan, F., Iniesta-Sanmartin, E., Tomas-Lorente, F., and Rumbero, A. 1989. Antimicrobial Phenolic Compounds From Three Spanish Helichrysum Species. Phytochemistry. 29(4): 1093-1095. 1990. |
| Fungistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Gastroprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastrostimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathionigenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hemolytic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Hemopoietic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hemorrhagic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hemostat | 6 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hepatocarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatomagenic | 2 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Hepatoprotective | 18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |