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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
(11S)-11,13-DIHYDROLACTUCIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(11S)-11,13-DIHYDROLACTUCOPICRIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
11(S),13-DIHYDRO-8-DEOXYLACTUCIN 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
11(S),13-DIHYDROLACTUCIN 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
11(S),13-DIHYDROLACTUCOPICRIN 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-GLUCURONIDE-ISORHAMNETIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-GLUCURONIDE-ISORHAMNETIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-O-FERULOYL-QUINIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-O-P-COUMAROYL-QUINIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-DEOXYLACTUCIN 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-DEOXYLACTUCIN 5 Root not available 17.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETOPHENONE 6 Root not available not available not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
AESCULETIN 32 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AESCULETIN 32 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AESCULIN 33 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AESCULIN 33 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LACTUCEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Leaf 60.0 1224.0 -1.06 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Root 130.0 650.0 -0.32 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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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
Antihepatotic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihepatotoxic 12 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihiccup 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic 12 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 8 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV-Integrase 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihomocysteine 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihomocystinuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihydrophobic 1 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antihyperactivity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihypercholesterolemic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperkeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 11 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperthyroid 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiimplantation 1 Duke, 1992 *