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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| BORON | 4 | Root | not available | 20.0 | -0.15 | Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages.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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nephrotoxic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Neuroprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Synthase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nodulation-Signal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Odontolytic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 6 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Ovicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Oxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P21-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Paralytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Parasympathomimetic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |