Plant Lepidium meyenii (Brassicaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Maca; Peruvian Ginseng

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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
(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.

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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
AntiCFS	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antichilblain	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticlimacteric	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticoeliac	1	Martindale's 28th
Anticold	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticoronary	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AntiCrohn's	2	Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic	4	Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant?	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic	6	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.