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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Colocasia esculenta (Araceae)

Common Names
Taro
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
ALANINE 3 Root 730.0 2485.0 -0.47 *
ALUMINUM 5 Leaf 18.0 -0.76 *
ALUMINUM 5 Root 3.9 -0.31 *
AMYLOPECTIN 0 Root 176400.0 188640.0 *
AMYLOSE 0 Root 68600.0 73360.0 -1.00 *
ARABINOSE 0 Root 3200.0 8560.0 *
ARGININE 14 Leaf 2200.0 15340.0 -0.27 *
ARGININE 14 Root 1030.0 3510.0 -0.36 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 69.0 3625.0 -0.11 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 0.0 325.0 -0.46 *
ASH 0 Leaf 13000.0 155000.0 0.64 *
ASH 0 Root 8000.0 63000.0 -0.13 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Root 1920.0 6540.0 -0.44 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 18.0 298.0 0.16 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 0.0 0.8 -0.43 *
BORON 4 Leaf 3.6 -1.57 *
BORON 4 Root 0.9 7.0 -0.63 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 260.0 17400.0 -0.07 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 130.0 3780.0 -0.40 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Leaf 4000.0 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Absorbent 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 1 (View) *
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 4 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 2 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Antiacid 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 5 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
AntiADD 1 (View) Martindale's 29th