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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Manihot esculenta (Euphorbiaceae)

Common Names
Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
NIACIN 39 Leaf 15.0 75.0 -0.27 *
NIACIN 39 Root 6.0 44.0 -0.18 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Root 1040.0 3300.0 0.43 *
OXALATE 0 Root 150.0 1420.0 -0.63 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Root 171.0 -0.55 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Root 950.0 3015.0 -0.26 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Root 600.0 1900.0 -0.89 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 560.0 2800.0 -0.40 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 310.0 2225.0 -0.23 *
POTASSIUM 14 Root 2380.0 24260.0 0.62 *
PROLINE 0 Root 760.0 2415.0 0.31 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 51000.0 300000.0 0.88 *
PROTEIN 0 Root 4000.0 98445.0 -0.22 *
PUFA 4 Root 670.0 2130.0 -1.22 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 3.0 15.0 -0.11 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Root 0.2 3.2 -0.19 *
SERINE 1 Root 760.0 2415.0 -0.53 *
SFA 0 Root 1030.0 3270.0 0.12 *
SODIUM 1 Root 62.0 2655.0 0.72 *
STARCH 5 Root 280000.0 828400.0 2.14 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Interferonogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Irritant 3 Merck 11th Edition
Keratolytic 1 Martindale's 29th
Laxative 5 *
Leptingenic 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
Lipotropic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Lithogenic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Litholytic 1 *
Lubricant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
Monoamine-Precursor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Myorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Nematicide 2 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Neuroexcitant 1 Martindale's 28th
Neuroinhibitor 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neuroprotective 1 *
Neurotoxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Neurotransmitter 1 *