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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 140.0 | 1000.0 | -0.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
MANGANESE | 14 | Root | not available | 12.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
NIACIN | 39 | Root | 5.0 | 22.0 | -0.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
ORIENTIN | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Root | 500.0 | 3262.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | 1830.0 | 16964.0 | 0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
PROTEIN | 0 | Root | 14000.0 | 143550.0 | 0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 177000.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
QUERCITRIN | 44 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
SODIUM | 1 | Root | 80.0 | 870.0 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
SULFUR | 14 | Root | not available | 250.0 | -0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
THIAMIN | 31 | Root | 1.0 | 3.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
VICENIN-1 | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
VICENIN-2 | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
VITEXIN | 18 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
WATER | 0 | Root | 768000.0 | 776000.0 | 0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
ZINC | 77 | Root | not available | 2.0 | -0.97 | 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 * |