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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
SULFUR 14 Root 85.0 565.0 -0.64 *
THIAMIN 31 Leaf 1.3 17.0 1.81 *
THIAMIN 31 Root 0.3 5.0 -0.15 *
THREONINE 4 Leaf 1670.0 11645.0 0.62 *
THREONINE 4 Root 690.0 2350.0 -0.41 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Leaf 480.0 3345.0 0.35 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Root 230.0 785.0 -0.19 *
TYROSINE 8 Leaf 1780.0 12415.0 1.22 *
TYROSINE 8 Root 550.0 1875.0 -0.22 *
URONIC-ACID 0 Root 800.0 2140.0 -1.00 *
VALINE 3 Leaf 2560.0 17850.0 1.45 *
VALINE 3 Root 820.0 2790.0 -0.75 *
WATER 0 Leaf 810000.0 900000.0 0.46 *
WATER 0 Root 660530.0 754000.0 -0.10 *
ZINC 77 Leaf 6.6 -0.49 *
ZINC 77 Root 5.0 66.0 1.83 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiherpetic? 1 *
Antihistaminic 3 *
AntiHIV 1 *
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 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 7 *
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 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukonychic 1 *