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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Solanum tuberosum (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Potato
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(25S)-BAROGENIN 0 Tuber 9.5 *
1,4-DIMETHYLNAPTHALENE 0 Plant *
1,6-DIMETHYLNAPTHALENE 0 Plant *
11-HYDROXY-11-METHYL-ETHYL-6,10-DIMETHYL-SPIRO-(4,5)-DEC-6-EN-8-ONE 0 Tuber 81.0 *
16-HYDROXY-HEXADECANOIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
18-HYDROXY-OCTADECANOIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
18-HYDROXY-OCTADECENOIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
2'-CHLORO-DIAZEPAM 0 Tuber *
2'-CHLORO-N-DEMETHYL-DIAZEPAM 0 Tuber *
2-(1',2'DIHYDROXY-1'-METHYL-ETHYL)-6,10-DIMETHYL-9-HYDROXY-SPIRO-(4,5)-DEC-6-EN-8-ONE 0 Tuber *
2-(12-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-11-HYDROXY-11-METHYL-ETHYL)-6,10-DIMETHYL-SPIRO-4,5)-DEC-6-EN-8-ONE 0 Tuber 262.0 *
2-ALPHA-ETHOXY-DIHYDRO-PHYTUBERIN 0 Tuber *
2-BETA-ETHOXY-DIHYDRO-PHYTUBERIN 0 Tuber *
2-PENTYL-FURAN 0 Plant *
22-HYDROXY-DOCOSANOIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
24-HYDROXY-TETRACOSANOIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL 0 Fruit *
24-METHYLENE-LOPHENOL 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
26-HYDROXY-HEXACOSANOIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
28-HYDROXY-OCTACOSANOIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidementia 9 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 14 Martindale's 28th
Antidepressant? 1 *
Antidermatic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidermatitic 5 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiabetic 15 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiarrheic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiuretic 1 *
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Heavy Metals) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Iodine) 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Manganese) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th