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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Cyrtosperma chamissonis (Araceae)

Common Names
Swamp Taro
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
NIACIN 39 Root 4.0 22.0 -0.82 *
OXALATE 0 Plant 2970.0 14565.0 -1.00 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 140.0 790.0 -0.48 *
POTASSIUM 14 Root 530.0 2575.0 -0.97 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 32000.0 290900.0 0.79 *
PROTEIN 0 Root 4500.0 27670.0 -1.02 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Root 0.2 1.0 -0.67 *
SODIUM 1 Root 440.0 4855.0 1.75 *
STARCH 5 Root 135000.0 655340.0 1.42 *
SUCINATES 0 Root 1400.0 21845.0 *
SUGARS 0 Root 5000.0 51455.0 -0.51 *
SULFUR 14 Root 26.0 195.0 -0.75 *
THIAMIN 31 Root 0.1 1.2 -0.49 *
WATER 0 Leaf 890000.0 0.41 *
WATER 0 Root 600000.0 794000.0 0.16 *
ZINC 77 Root 10.0 50.0 1.13 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiepileptic 4 *
Antifatigue 5 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antifibromyalgic 1 *
Antifibrotic 2 *
Antifuruncular 1 Martindale's 28th
Antigallstone 1 *
Antigastritic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antigastrotic 1 *
Antigingivitic 1 *
Antiglaucomic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiglossitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antigrey 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihangover 4 *
Antiheartburn 1 *
Antihemorrhagic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatotoxic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 2 *
Antiherpetic? 1 *
Antihistaminic 2 *