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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 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 * |