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

Common Names
Salsify
How this plant is used
Food

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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
MAGNESIUM 65 Root 140.0 1000.0 -0.83 *
MANGANESE 14 Root 12.0 -0.40 *
NIACIN 39 Root 5.0 22.0 -0.82 *
ORIENTIN 4 Plant *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 500.0 3262.0 -0.04 *
POTASSIUM 14 Root 1830.0 16964.0 0.09 *
PROTEIN 0 Root 14000.0 143550.0 0.28 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 177000.0 -0.51 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Plant *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Root 1.0 10.0 1.30 *
SODIUM 1 Root 80.0 870.0 -0.11 *
SULFUR 14 Root 250.0 -0.73 *
THIAMIN 31 Root 1.0 3.0 -0.33 *
VICENIN-1 0 Plant *
VICENIN-2 12 Plant *
VITEXIN 18 Plant *
WATER 0 Root 768000.0 776000.0 0.04 *
ZINC 77 Root 2.0 -0.97 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiinflammatory 8 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antikeratitic 1 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 1 *
Antileukonychic 1 *
Antileukoplakic 1 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 *
Antilithic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 *
Antilymphomic 2 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antimaculitic 3 *
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanomic 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
AntiMeniere's 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimenopausal 3 *