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 |
---|---|---|
Insulinotonic | 1 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Interferonogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Irritant | 3 | Merck 11th Edition |
Juvabional | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
Keratolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Larvistat | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Laxative | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
Leptingenic | 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 |
Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Lipotropic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 5 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
Lithogenic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Lubricant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Lymphocytogenic | 1 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Metal-Chelator | 2 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |