Common Names
Malanga; Tannia; Yautia
How this plant is used
Food
Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | 5.3 | 16.6 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
ASCORBIC | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ASH | 0 | Leaf | 13000.0 | 129000.0 | 0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
ASH | 0 | Root | 6000.0 | 146000.0 | 2.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 33.0 | 327.0 | 0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
BORON | 4 | Root | 0.9 | 6.5 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 950.0 | 17800.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 59.0 | 4000.0 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
CALCIUM-OXALATE | 4 | Root | 230.0 | 720.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 53000.0 | 553000.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Root | 17000.0 | 976000.0 | 1.87 | Duke, 1992 * |
COPPER | 12 | Root | 1.9 | 14.0 | 0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
FAT | 0 | Leaf | 16600.0 | 103100.0 | 0.93 | Duke, 1992 * |
FAT | 0 | Root | 1000.0 | 9000.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 21000.0 | 208000.0 | 0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
FIBER | 15 | Root | 6000.0 | 28000.0 | -1.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
IRON | 6 | Leaf | 20.0 | 365.0 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
IRON | 6 | Root | 3.0 | 27.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
KILOCALORIES | 0 | Leaf | 34.0 | 3370.0 | 0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
---|---|---|
Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Allergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Analgesic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiacne | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiaggregant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiaging | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Antialcoholic | 4 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
Antiallergic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antialopecic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antialzheimeran | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Antiamblyopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antianemic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |