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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antipellagric | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiperiodontitic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiphenylketonuric | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiphotophobic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiplaque | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiPMS | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipodriac | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipoliomyelitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiprogestational | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiprolactin | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiprostaglandin | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipruritic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antipsychotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipyretic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiradicular | 2 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| AntiRaynaud's | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |