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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LACTUCIN | 6 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LACTUCIN | 6 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LACTUCIN | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LACTUCIN | 6 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LACTUCIN-P-OXYPHENYLACETICACID-ESTER | 0 | 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. |
| LACTUCOPICRIN | 4 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LACTUCOPICRIN | 4 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LACTUCOPICRIN | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LACTUPICRIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LACTUPICRIN-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Leaf | 390.0 | 8976.0 | -1.16 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LEVULOSE | 1 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Leaf | 370.0 | 7548.0 | -0.11 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Root | 750.0 | 3750.0 | 0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Leaf | 350.0 | 7956.0 | -1.12 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Leaf | 130.0 | 2652.0 | -0.57 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 220.0 | 1100.0 | -0.78 | 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 * |