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Plant Ullucus tuberosus (Basellaceae)

Common Names
Melloco, Ulluco
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 230.0 1750.0 0.35 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 6000.0 44000.0 -0.67 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 0.0 0.7 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 30.0 365.0 -0.77 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 118000.0 912500.0 1.06 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Root 2000.0 14600.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Root 3000.0 44000.0 -0.98 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root 7.0 58.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Root 500.0 3725.0 0.79 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Root 3.0 39.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 350.0 2775.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Root 10000.0 73000.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Root 0.2 2.2 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Root 0.4 4.3 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Root 859000.0 863000.0 0.61 Duke, 1992 *
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Acidulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 2 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic?) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View Chemicals list for Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacrodynic) Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiAGE) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaggregant) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaging 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiaging) Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiakathisic) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialcoholic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic) Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 3 (View Chemicals list for Antialzheimeran) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiamblyopic) Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianemic) Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianginal) Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianorectic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antianxiety 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianxiety) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.