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Common Names
Parsnip
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFA | 0 | Root | 500.0 | 2445.0 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Root | 2.0 | 50.0 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | 100.0 | 575.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPHONDIN | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Root | 140.0 | 685.0 | 0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUBERIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SULFUR | 14 | Root | 270.0 | 11050.0 | 2.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | Root Essent. Oil | 253000.0 | 666000.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Root | 0.8 | 11.4 | 0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIPETROSELINENE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UMBELLIFERONE | 22 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIT-B-6 | 0 | Root | 0.9 | 4.4 | -1.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Root | 724000.0 | 810000.0 | 0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOTOXIN | 43 | Leaf | not available | 800.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOTOXIN | 43 | Root | 26.0 | 1000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOTOXOL | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Root | 5.0 | 70.0 | 2.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiMeniere's | 1 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Antimenopausal | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 4 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Antimetastatic (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimitotic | 7 | Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526. |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMS | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 14 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimycotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimyelotoxic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimyocarditic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |
| Antinephritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuralgic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |