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Plant Pastinaca sativa (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Parsnip
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
5-ALPHA-ANDROST-16-EN-3-ONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-METHOXY-PSORALEN 10 Root not available 7.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Root 30.0 145.0 -0.78 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Root 1.0 35.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN 17 Root not available 34.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
APTERIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Root not available 0.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 160.0 830.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 9800.0 90000.0 0.64 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed not available 12000.0 -1.08 Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN 26 Root 3.2 3800.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN 26 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 0.2 1.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-TRANS-FARNESENE 0 Root not available not available not available 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
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinicotinic 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Antinitrosaminic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antionychyotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 15 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).