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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN | 101 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-7-O-ALPHA-L-ARABINOSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Leaf | 660.0 | 14892.0 | -0.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 100.0 | 2040.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | 50.0 | 250.0 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 6000.0 | 180000.0 | 1.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 8900.0 | 44500.0 | -0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASTRAGALIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASTRAGALIN | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 0.0 | 228.0 | -0.15 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-LACTUCEROL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETAINE | 14 | Root | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| BORON | 4 | Root | not available | 20.0 | -0.15 | Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages. Includes Internat. Z. Vit. Ern. Forschung 43:1973 (boron). |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Leaf | not available | 767.0 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 790.0 | 19900.0 | 0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 410.0 | 2050.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 32000.0 | 654000.0 | 0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Microvasculokinetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mucogenic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Musculotropic | 4 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Mutagenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mycobactericide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Narcotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Natriuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 3 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neoplastic | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |