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
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Root	580.0	2135.0	-0.30	Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID	11	Root	5.0	24.0	0.94	Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN	24	Root	not available	30000.0	-0.97	Duke, 1992 *
PEONIDIN	3	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE	7	Root	720.0	3645.0	0.68	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Leaf	300.0	6090.0	0.21	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Root	261.0	2000.0	-0.27	Duke, 1992 *
PHYTIN	0	Root	not available	10500.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOENE	0	Root	0.8	9.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOFLUENE	0	Root	0.6	7.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOSTEROLS	2	Root	120.0	442.0	-1.16	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Leaf	5300.0	42256.0	0.53	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Root	1970.0	15740.0	0.00	Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE	0	Root	710.0	2840.0	0.59	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Leaf	10300.0	271000.0	0.59	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Root	10000.0	65982.0	-0.59	Duke, 1992 *
PUFA	4	Root	1320.0	4860.0	-0.11	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN	176	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Leaf	2.6	19.0	-0.09	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Root	0.3	7.0	0.64	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 *