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Common Names
Carrot
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 12.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Leaf | not available | 788.0 | 1.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Root | 4.0 | 36.0 | 1.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | 1.0 | 1050.0 | 0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMMONIA(NH3) | 0 | Root | not available | 3970.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMYLASE | 1 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANILINE | 0 | Root | not available | 31.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHERAXANTHIN | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN | 101 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-GALACTOMANNOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-(1,4)-O-BETA-D-MANN... | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARACHIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 270.0 | 936.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARACHIDONIC-ACID | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Root | 430.0 | 3520.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Root | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASARALDEHYDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiallergic | 13 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antialopecic | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antialzheimeran | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran? | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Antiamblyopic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianaphylactic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiandrogenic | 5 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antianemic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianginal | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiapertif | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaphthic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiappetant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarachidonate | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |