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Common Names
Air Potato; Potato Yam
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,4,5,6-TETRAHYDROXYPHENANTHRENE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,4,6,7-TETRAHYDROXY-9,10-DIHYDROPHENANTHRENE | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 0.4 | 0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Tuber | 9000.0 | 31000.0 | -1.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Rhizome | 690.0 | 2379.0 | -0.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM-OXALATE | 4 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Tuber | 265000.0 | 914900.0 | 1.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Rhizome | not available | 8.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-SORBITOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSBULBIN-A | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSBULBIN-B | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSBULBIN-C | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSBULBIN-D | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSBULBIN-E | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSBULBIN-F | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSBULBIN-G | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSBULBIN-H | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSBULBINOSIDE-D | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSBULBINOSIDE-F | 0 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSGENIN | 7 | Tuber | not available | 4500.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antistroke | 2 | 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 |
| Antisyndrome-X | 3 | 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 |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitinnitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitriglyceride | 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 |
| Antitumor | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiviral | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anxiolytic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 2 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardioprotective | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |