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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Polymnia edulis (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Andean Jicama
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 250.0 1400.0 0.15 *
ASH 0 Root 3000.0 67000.0 -0.02 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 2.6 10.0 -0.37 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 150.0 1650.0 -0.63 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 81000.0 856000.0 0.33 *
FAT 0 Root 3000.0 33000.0 0.34 *
FIBER 15 Root 3000.0 57000.0 -0.69 *
IRON 6 Root 6.0 66.0 -0.35 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Root 670.0 3765.0 0.88 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Cr 670.0 3765.0 *
NIACIN 39 Root 14.0 82.0 0.92 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 150.0 1650.0 -0.33 *
PROTEIN 0 Root 1000.0 73000.0 -0.51 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Root 0.2 1.1 -0.65 *
THIAMIN 31 Root 0.2 1.1 -0.50 *
WATER 0 Root 822000.0 909000.0 0.91 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 *
Calcium-Antagonist 1 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 *
Cancer-Preventive 5 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Cardioprotective 3 *
Chemopreventive 1 *
Circulotonic 1 *
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagenic 1 *
Colorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 1 *
Detoxicant 1 *
Diuretic 3 *
Fibrinolytic 1 *
Fistula-Preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Gastroprotective 1 *
Hepatoprotective 1 *
Hepatotoxic 1 *
Hypocholesterolemic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.