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Common Names
Taro
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 24000.0 | 347280.0 | 1.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | 10000.0 | 112000.0 | -0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUFA | 4 | Leaf | 3070.0 | 21410.0 | 0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUFA | 4 | Root | 830.0 | 2825.0 | -0.94 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Leaf | 3.0 | 35.0 | -0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | 0.2 | 1.6 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPOTOXIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Root | 920.0 | 3135.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SFA | 0 | Leaf | 1510.0 | 10530.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SFA | 0 | Root | 410.0 | 1400.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Leaf | 20.0 | 484.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | 7.0 | 480.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Leaf | not available | 700.0 | -0.94 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Root | 245000.0 | 262000.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Plant | not available | 200.0 | -0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Root | 60.0 | 205.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUGAR | 0 | Leaf | not available | 9200.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUGAR | 0 | Root | 10000.0 | 11000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SULFUR | 14 | Leaf | not available | 240.0 | -1.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |