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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROLINE | 0 | Root | not available | 50.0 | -1.27 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| PROSTAGLANDIN | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | 102000.0 | 160000.0 | 0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | 3.5 | 4.0 | -0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SARCOSINE | 0 | Root | not available | 70.0 | not available | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| SERINE | 1 | Root | not available | 5040.0 | 0.94 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| SINIGRIN | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINIGRIN | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | not available | 190.0 | -0.42 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Root | not available | 2.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Root | not available | 3310.0 | -0.12 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Root | not available | 490.0 | -1.15 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Root | not available | 3060.0 | 1.70 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| URIDINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Root | not available | 7930.0 | 2.25 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| VIT-B-6 | 0 | Root | not available | 11.0 | 0.42 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| VIT-B2 | 11 | Root | not available | 4.0 | not available | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antinephritic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antineuralgic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiophidic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antioxidant | 12 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Antioxidant Synergist | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antioxidant? | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |