Plant Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Sweet Potato

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	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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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Anticholinergic	1	Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antichorea	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antichoreic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticlaudificant?	1	Martindale's 29th
Anticlimacteric	3	Duke, 1992 *
Anticoeliac	1	Martindale's 28th
Anticold	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant	3	Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticoronary	5	Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's	3	Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff	2	Martindale's 29th
Antidecubitic	4	Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia	6	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant	9	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant?	1	Duke, 1992 *