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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |