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Plant Tragopogon porrifolius (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Salsify
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antimenorrhagic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine 4 Martindale's 29th
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyocarditic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiobesity? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.