Plant Colocasia esculenta (Araceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
MUCILAGE	3	Root	40000.0	10700.0	-1.23	Duke, 1992 *
MUFA	13	Leaf	600.0	4185.0	-0.32	Duke, 1992 *
MUFA	13	Root	160.0	454.0	-0.77	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Leaf	8.0	105.0	0.09	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Root	4.0	40.0	-0.30	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Leaf	600.0	4185.0	-0.08	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Root	160.0	545.0	-0.51	Duke, 1992 *
OXALATE	0	Leaf	not available	4260.0	-1.07	Duke, 1992 *
OXALATE	0	Root	not available	650.0	-0.74	Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID	9	Root	not available	1334.0	0.19	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Leaf	1310.0	9135.0	-0.21	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Root	350.0	1190.0	-0.35	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE	7	Leaf	1950.0	13600.0	0.86	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE	7	Root	820.0	2795.0	-0.09	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Leaf	490.0	5800.0	0.15	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Root	460.0	5204.0	0.30	Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOSTEROLS	2	Root	190.0	650.0	-0.64	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Leaf	4370.0	51774.0	0.95	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Root	3230.0	21760.0	0.44	Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE	0	Root	600.0	2045.0	0.06	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antiherpetic?	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic	3	Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihomocystinuric	1	Martindale's 29th
Antihyperactivity	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperammonemic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antihyperkeratotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive	7	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).
Antiimpotence	2	Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory	6	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinsomniac	4	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antikeratitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric	2	Martindale's 28th
Antileukonychic	1	Duke, 1992 *