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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
STEARIC-ACID 8 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Root 20.0 100.0 -0.64 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE 14 Root not available 140000.0 0.16 Duke, 1992 *
SUGARS 0 Root not available 585000.0 4.66 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TARAXASTEROL 2 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.
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Leaf 1.0 14.0 1.19 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THIAMIN 31 Root 0.0 2.0 -0.42 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THREONINE 4 Leaf 250.0 5712.0 -1.37 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
TITANIUM 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-ZEATIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIDECA-1,5-DIEN-7,9,11-TRIYNE-3,4-DIOL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Leaf 160.0 3672.0 0.68 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
UMBELLIFERONE 22 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.
UMBELLIFERONE 22 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
URIDINE-5'-DIPHOSPHOGLUCOSE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALINE 3 Leaf 410.0 9180.0 -0.98 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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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.