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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Maranta arundinacea (Marantaceae)

Common Names
Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot
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
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 70.0 215.0 -0.52 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH 0 Root 9000.0 37000.0 -0.87 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 0.0 -0.44 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CALCIUM 28 Root 150.0 467.0 -0.76 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 295000.0 911000.0 1.04 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Leaf *
FAT 0 Root 1000.0 6000.0 -0.56 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FIBER 15 Root 19000.0 61000.0 -0.60 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
IRON 6 Root 19.0 75.0 -0.33 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
KILOCALORIES 0 Root 1250.0 3830.0 1.02 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
LIGNANS 10 Leaf Tramil
NIACIN 39 Root 5.0 16.0 -0.99 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 13 Leaf *
PHLORETIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 180.0 561.0 -0.52 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTEIN 0 Root 16000.0 56000.0 -0.70 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Leaf *
QUERCETIN 176 Leaf *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Root 0.2 0.7 -0.74 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
SALICYLATES 7 Fruit 0.0 -0.34 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiglaucomic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiglossitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antigonadotropic 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
AntiGTF 1 *
Antihangover 3 *
Antiheartburn 1 *
Antihemolytic 1 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antihemorrhagic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatotoxic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 5 *
Antihistaminic 4 *
AntiHIV 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihydrophobic 1 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antihyperactivity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihypercholesterolemic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperkeratotic 1 *
Antihyperkinetic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 4 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antihyperthyroid 1 *