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Plant Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae)

Common Names
Sweet Potato
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALANINE 3 Root 300.0 3314.0 -0.06 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Root 200.0 736.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Root not available 8.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Root 520.0 2835.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 210.0 4234.0 -0.05 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 201.0 1186.0 0.03 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 12000.0 259000.0 2.47 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 7000.0 36064.0 -0.90 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Root 2730.0 10383.0 0.06 Duke, 1992 *
BATATIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 1.8 345.0 0.36 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 0.1 476.0 2.61 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Root 0.8 20.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 370.0 17900.0 -0.04 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 203.0 2300.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Root not available 320.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 80000.0 620000.0 0.06 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 242800.0 925000.0 1.22 Duke, 1992 *
CAROTENOIDS 0 Root 30.0 350.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
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11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 11B-HSD-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 (View Chemicals list for 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 5-HETE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 (View Chemicals list for Absorbent) Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 1 (View Chemicals list for Acaricide) Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 (View Chemicals list for Acarifuge) Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Acnegenic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Adjuvant 1 (View Chemicals list for Adjuvant) Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allelochemic 2 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 8 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 8 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic?) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 2 (View Chemicals list for Anemiagenic) Duke, 1992 *