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Common Names
Maca; Peruvian Ginseng
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1R,3S)-1-METHYL-TETRAHYDRO-BETA-CARBOLINE-3-CARBOXYLIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHOXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHOXY-INDOYL-3-METHYLGLUCOSINOLATE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHYLSULFINYLPENTYL-GLUCOSINOLATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Root | not available | 6310.0 | 1.41 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLYL-GLUCOSINOLATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLYL-GLUCOSINOLATE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Root | not available | 9940.0 | -0.04 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | 25.0 | 2860.0 | 0.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | not available | 50000.0 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Root | not available | 9170.0 | -0.10 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| BENZYL-GLUCOSINOLATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-GLUCOSINOLATE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ECDYSONE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 2470.0 | 2500.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Root | 590000.0 | 750000.0 | -1.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Root | not available | 60.0 | 5.34 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Copper-Antagonist | 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 |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Dermatitigenic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Essential | 7 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Estrogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| FLavor | 4 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |