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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
ALANINE 3 Root 870.0 2765.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Root 10.0 77.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Root 3140.0 9970.0 -0.04 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 800.0 10000.0 0.48 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 97.0 1530.0 0.23 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 27000.0 135000.0 0.28 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 5000.0 34300.0 -0.95 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Root 1810.0 5750.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 14.0 150.0 0.52 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Root 0.6 7.5 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 1450.0 10000.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 190.0 2890.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Root 170.0 505.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 269200.0 854875.0 0.32 Duke, 1992 *
CITRATES 0 Root 2580.0 11480.0 0.85 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Root 1.0 3.8 -0.88 Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Root 650.0 2065.0 2.58 Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID 0 Root 52.0 154.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 2000.0 20000.0 -0.73 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Root 1000.0 12.4 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antioxidant 10 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th
Antiperiodontitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiphenylketonuric 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 2 Martindale's 29th
AntiPMS 4 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.
Antipolyneuritic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiporphyric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiprolactin 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiproliferant 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.