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Common Names
Sweet Potato
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLORINE | 7 | Root | not available | 850.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Root | 1.5 | 7.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-3-(CAFFEOYLSOPHOROSIDE)-5-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-3-DICAFFEOYLSOPHOROSIDE-5-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Root | 130.0 | 760.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 2000.0 | 58000.0 | 0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Root | 1400.0 | 14000.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 12000.0 | 274000.0 | 1.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Root | 8000.0 | 32000.0 | -1.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Root | 0.1 | 0.6 | -1.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURAN-BETA-CARBONIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Root | 1590.0 | 6360.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Root | 580.0 | 2725.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Root | 300.0 | 1200.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IODINE | 12 | Root | not available | 0.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IPOMOEAMARONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IPOMOEANINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 10.0 | 365.0 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | 4.0 | 64.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Cancer-Preventive | 23 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Capillarigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardioprotective | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebroprotective | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Chemopreventive | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 4 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Circulatory-Stimulant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Circulotonic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 2 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |