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Common Names
Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIBER | 15 | Root | 21000.0 | 88600.0 | 0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Root | 4700.0 | 14925.0 | -0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Root | 640.0 | 2030.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HCN | 9 | Leaf | 180.0 | 1800.0 | 0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Root | 450.0 | 1430.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 28.0 | 1500.0 | 2.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | 2.0 | 114.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Root | 610.0 | 1935.0 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Leaf | 498.0 | 3957.0 | 1.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Root | 1200.0 | 3810.0 | 0.98 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Root | 10.0 | 32.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Root | 900.0 | 2860.0 | -0.87 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Root | 440.0 | 1400.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Root | 230.0 | 730.0 | -0.85 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Root | 1000.0 | 3175.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 290.0 | 2100.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALATES | 0 | Root | 2060.0 | 6095.0 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Root | 0.5 | 2.5 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Root | 260.0 | 825.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUFA | 13 | Root | 1040.0 | 3300.0 | 0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Oxidant | 2 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Parasiticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Percutaneostimulant | 2 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfumery | 3 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Pesticide | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Poultice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Prolactinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Prooxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Renotoxic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Rodenticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Scabicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |