RUSCUS ACULEATUS L. (Liliaceae) "Butcher's Broom" ALUMINUM Root 1,310 ppm ASCORBIC-ACID Root 21 ppm ASH Root 63,000 ppm BETA-CAROTENE Root 0.15 ppm CALCIUM Root 7,250 ppm CHROMIUM Root 25 ppm CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID Plant COBALT Root 128 ppm DEGLYCORUSCOSIDE Plant EO Plant 1,000 - 3,000 ppm EURAPONE Plant FAT Root 20,000 ppm FIBER Root 108,000 ppm GLYCOLIC-ACID Root IRON Root 1,640 ppm KILOCALORIES Root 2,950 /kg MAGNESIUM Root 2,340 ppm MANGANESE Root 70 ppm MUCILAGE Plant 100,000 - 150,000 ppm NEORUSCOGENIN Root NIACIN Root PHOSPHORUS Root 1,670 ppm POTASSIUM Root 9,340 ppm PROTEIN Root 84,000 ppm RESIN Root RIBOFLAVIN Root 14 ppm RUSCIN Plant RUSCODIBENZOFURAN Plant RUSCOGENIN Plant 800 - 1200 ppm. RUSCONIN Plant RUSCOSIDE Plant RUTIN Plant 300 - 400 ppm SAPONIN Plant 4,000 - 4,600 ppm SELENIUM Root SILICON Root 280 ppm SODIUM Root 0.5 ppm SUCROSE Root 36,000 ppm THIAMIN Root 8.3 ppm TIN Root 21 ppm WATER Plant 698,000 ppm ZINC Bark --------------------------------------------------- ppm = parts per million tr = trace