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Plant Cichorium intybus (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Chicory; Witloof; Succory
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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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 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Percutaneostimulant 2 Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfumery 5 Duke, 1992 *
Peristaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 37 Duke, 1992 *
PGE2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Phospholipase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Photoactive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phytoalexin 2 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Phytohormonal 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Piscicide 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Pituitary-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
PKC-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Plasmodicide 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Prebiotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Preservative 2 Merck 11th Edition
Probiotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Probiotigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Progestational 1 Duke, 1992 *