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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Tuber | 40.0 | 317.0 | -0.69 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Tuber | 11000.0 | 60000.0 | -0.29 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Tuber | not available | 0.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Tuber | 40.0 | 265.0 | -1.06 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Tuber | 161000.0 | 876000.0 | 0.76 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FAT | 0 | Tuber | 2000.0 | 16000.0 | 0.41 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER | 15 | Tuber | 6000.0 | 39000.0 | -0.63 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| IRON | 6 | Tuber | 6.0 | 37.0 | -1.00 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Tuber | 680.0 | 3640.0 | -0.69 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NIACIN | 39 | Tuber | 10.0 | 53.0 | -0.10 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Tuber | 650.0 | 4075.0 | 0.72 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Tuber | 4810.0 | 25450.0 | 0.79 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Tuber | 14000.0 | 85000.0 | -0.82 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PUCHIIN | 2 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Tuber | 0.2 | 9.0 | 1.71 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SODIUM | 1 | Tuber | 100.0 | 920.0 | 0.06 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| STARCH | 5 | Tuber | 70000.0 | 400000.0 | -0.28 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Tuber | 63500.0 | 317500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Tuber | 0.3 | 6.0 | -0.07 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| WATER | 0 | Tuber | 773000.0 | 811000.0 | 0.25 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Demulcent | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emollient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Flatugenic | 1 | Singh, J., Gupta, K., and Arora, S.K. 1993. Changes in the anti-nutritional factors of developing seeds and pod walls of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.). Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 46: 77-84, 1994. |
| Gastroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Hypertensive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypolipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |