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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae)

Common Names
Sweet Potato
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
VALINE 3 Root 830.0 3976.0 -0.06 *
VIT-B-6 0 Root 2.0 10.0 0.12 *
WATER 0 Leaf 830000.0 878000.0 0.35 *
WATER 0 Root 682000.0 806000.0 0.24 *
ZETA-CAROTENE 0 Root 0.5 6.0 *
ZINC 77 Root 2.0 11.0 -0.58 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Urine-Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Varroacide 1 *
Vasodilator 10 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 1 *
Vulnerary 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).