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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAT | 0 | Root | 16000.0 | 22000.0 | -0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Root | not available | 85000.0 | -0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOALYSSIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOBRASSICANAPIN | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOBRASSICIN | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOLIMNANTHIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSINALBIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSINOLATES | 0 | Root | not available | 10000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSINOLATES | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOTROPAEOLIN | 0 | Root | not available | 17600.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOTROPAEOLIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Root | not available | 15650.0 | 0.04 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Root | not available | 6830.0 | 3.05 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Root | not available | 4190.0 | 2.34 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| HYDROXYPROLINE | 1 | Root | not available | 260.0 | 1.00 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| INDOYL-3-METHYL-GLUCOSINOLATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IODINE | 12 | Root | not available | 5.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Root | not available | 3250.0 | -0.26 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Root | not available | 9100.0 | 2.75 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Root | not available | 7.0 | -1.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiarrhythmic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 5 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 1 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticanker | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticervicaldysplasic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |