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
BORON	4	Root	4.0	25.0	0.04	Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM	3	Root	0.0	0.4	-0.46	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Root	315.0	3525.0	-0.42	Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHENE	9	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Root	17500.0	902000.0	0.92	Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM	24	Root	0.0	0.1	-0.54	Duke, 1992 *
CIS-ALLO-OCIMENE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CIS-BETA-OCIMENE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COBALT	2	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Root	0.8	12.0	0.03	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Root	3000.0	24000.0	0.04	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	173000.0	288000.0	0.12	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Root	15000.0	97700.0	0.21	Duke, 1992 *
FLUORINE	0	Root	not available	0.1	-0.81	Duke, 1992 *
FOLACIN	15	Root	0.6	3.6	0.11	Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TERPINENE	11	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IMPERATORIN	25	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IMPERATORIN	25	Root	not available	1700.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IMPERATORIN	25	Seed	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 *