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Plant Manihot esculenta (Euphorbiaceae)

Common Names
Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
NIACIN 39 Leaf 15.0 75.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Root 6.0 44.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Root 1040.0 3300.0 0.43 Duke, 1992 *
OXALATE 0 Root 150.0 1420.0 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Root not available 171.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Root 950.0 3015.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Root 600.0 1900.0 -0.89 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 560.0 2800.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 310.0 2225.0 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Root 2380.0 24260.0 0.62 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Root 760.0 2415.0 0.31 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 51000.0 300000.0 0.88 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Root 4000.0 98445.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
PUFA 4 Root 670.0 2130.0 -1.22 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 3.0 15.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Root 0.2 3.2 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Root 760.0 2415.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
SFA 0 Root 1030.0 3270.0 0.12 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Root 62.0 2655.0 0.72 Duke, 1992 *
STARCH 5 Root 280000.0 828400.0 2.14 Duke, 1992 *
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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
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antimanic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiMeniere's 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimenopausal 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimenorrhagic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine 5 Martindale's 29th
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimorphinic 1 Martindale's 28th