Arracacia xanthorrhiza

Traditional uses

  • Breast

    Tradition: Venezuela

  • Burn

    Tradition: Haiti

  • Purgative

    Tradition: Venezuela

  • Sore

    Tradition: Dominican Republic

  • Swelling

    Tradition: Venezuela

  • Antiseptic

    Tradition: Elsewhere

Chemicals

  • ASCORBIC-ACID

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 310 to 1070

  • CALCIUM

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 190 to 655

  • CARBOHYDRATES

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 269000 to 930800

  • FIBER

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 6000 to 20760

  • IRON

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 9 to 31

  • NIACIN

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 36 to 125

  • PROTEIN

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 10000 to 34600

  • RIBOFLAVIN

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 0.2 to 0.7

  • STARCH

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 100000 to 250000

  • WATER

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 711000

  • BETA-CAROTENE

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 1.1 to 3.8

  • PHOSPHORUS

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 550 to 1900