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Plant Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae)

Common Names
Sweet Potato
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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 *