Common Names
Salsify
How this plant is used
Food
Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9,10-EPOXYSTEARIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | not available | 56.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
ARSENIC | 2 | Root | not available | 0.1 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | 80.0 | 491.0 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 480.0 | 2610.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
CAOUTCHOUC | 0 | Root | not available | 2000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Root | 186000.0 | 888000.0 | 0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
CHLORINE | 7 | Root | not available | 460.0 | -1.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
COPPER | 12 | Root | not available | 1.0 | -1.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
FAT | 0 | Root | 2000.0 | 39150.0 | 0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
FIBER | 15 | Root | 2000.0 | 78300.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
GUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 10000.0 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
HYDROXYDIEN-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
INULIN | 19 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
IRON | 6 | Root | 7.0 | 67.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
ISOORIENTIN | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ISOVITEXIN | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
LUCENIN-1 | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
LUTEOLIN | 78 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
---|---|---|
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Bifidogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Calcium-Antagonist | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Cancer-Preventive | 10 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
Candidicide | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
Cardioprotective | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
Cardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Chemopreventive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Chemopreventive (Breast Cancer) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Chemopreventive (Colon Cancer) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Choleretic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
CNS-Depressant | 2 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |