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Chemical PECTIN

Chemical ID
PECTIN
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage
LDlo=1,800 (unk mus)

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List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Antiatheromic 15 g/man/day Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.
Antibacterial not available Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 10 g/man/day/orl Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic not available Merck 11th Edition
Antienteritic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antigallstone not available Duke, 1992 *
Antigastritic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimetastatic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity not available Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antitumor (Colon) not available Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) not available Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer not available Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Chemopreventive not available Duke, 1992 *
Demulcent not available Duke, 1992 *
Fungicide not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Hemostat not available Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Cucurbita spp Fruit 6000.0 94935.0 0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Cydonia oblonga Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cyperus rotundus Root not available 37200.0 -0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Cyphomandra betacea Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Daucus carota Root 100000.0 188000.0 0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Dianthus caryophyllus Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Eleutherococcus senticosus Root not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Ficus carica Fruit 9300.0 77900.0 0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Ficus carica Leaf not available 48400.0 0.4 Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
Foeniculum vulgare Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Foeniculum vulgare Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Fragaria spp Fruit not available 5400.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Garcinia mangostana Fruit 1000.0 5000.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Gardenia jasminoides Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Gentiana lutea Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Glycyrrhiza glabra Root 14130.0 90000.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Glycyrrhiza glabra Shoot not available 58000.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Helianthus annuus Plant not available 110000.0 1.4 Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
Hibiscus sabdariffa Calyx not available 31900.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Hibiscus sabdariffa Fruit not available 10200.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *