Plant Cichorium intybus (Asteraceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Chicory; Witloof; Succory

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
QUERCITRIN	44	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Leaf	1.0	29.0	-0.04	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Root	0.0	2.0	-0.45	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
RUBBER	0	Root	not available	420.0	-0.47	Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN	87	Leaf	not available	14000.0	-0.14	Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN	87	Seed	not available	6400.0	0.08	Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLATES	7	Leaf	10.0	100.0	-0.36	Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETIN	44	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.
SCOPOLETIN	44	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SFA	0	Leaf	240.0	4380.0	-0.46	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SFA	0	Root	480.0	2400.0	-0.21	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SILICA	0	Leaf	not available	27800.0	0.94	Duke, 1992 *
SILICON	4	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SILVER	3	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SINAPIC-ACID	9	Plant	not available	0.5	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Leaf	70.0	1428.0	-0.39	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SODIUM	1	Root	500.0	2500.0	0.65	Duke, 1992 *
SONCHUSIDE-A	0	Root	not available	7.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SONCHUSIDE-C	0	Root	not available	2.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID	8	Leaf	10.0	204.0	-0.49	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Laxative	7	Duke, 1992 *
Laxative?	2	Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91.
Leptingenic	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
Leukotriene-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Lipolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Lipotropic	4	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	11	Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Lithogenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Litholytic	2	Martindale's 29th
Lubricant	3	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lyase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Lymphocytogenic	2	Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Lymphokinetic	1	Duke, 1992 *
MAO-A-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor	6	Duke, 1992 *
MAPK-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Memorigenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Memory-Enhancer	1	Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
Metal-Chelator	3	McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.