Plant Pastinaca sativa (Apiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Parsnip

How this plant is used

Food

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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 *

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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
Antiperiodontic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant	2	Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991.
Antipharyngitic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiphotophobic	2	Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque	5	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplasmodial	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiplatelet	3	Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS	5	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	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipolio	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
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	3	Duke, 1992 *