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Plant Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Araceae)

Common Names
Malanga; Tannia; Yautia
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
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
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