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Common Names
Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot
How this plant is used
Food
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHLORETIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.74 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Fruit | not available | 0.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimeasles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antimelanogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMeniere's | 1 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Antimenopausal | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 1 | 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 | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimutagenic | 7 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimycotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimyocarditic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |
| Antinesidioblastosic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antineuralgic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinitrosaminic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |