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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
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 175100.0 875500.0 0.58 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CATECHOL 22 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CATECHOL-TANNINS 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE 1 Root not available 50000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CERYL-ALCOHOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHICORIC-ACID 10 Leaf not available 1100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CHICORIC-ACID 10 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 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.
CHRYSANTHEMIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CICHORALEXIN 0 Leaf not available 146.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
CICHORIC-ACID 14 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CICHORIIN 3 Flower 1000.0 2000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CICHORIIN 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CICHORIIN 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CICHORIIN 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CICHORIOLIDE-A 0 Root not available 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidermatitic 7 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidiabetic 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 2 Martindale's 29th
Antidiarrheic 3 Merck 11th Edition
Antidiuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysenteric 3 HerbalGram No. 24, page 37.
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antieczemic 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 11 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.