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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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PECTIN

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

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antiatheromic 15 g/man/day Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.
Antibacterial *
Antidiabetic 10 g/man/day/orl *
Antidiarrheic Merck 11th Edition
Antienteritic *
Antigallstone *
Antigastritic *
Antilithic *
Antimetastatic *
Antimutagenic *
Antiobesity Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antitumor (Colon) *
Antitumor (Prostate) *
Antitussive *
Antiulcer *
Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Chemopreventive *
Demulcent *
Fungicide Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Hemostat *
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Musa x paradisiaca Fruit 7000.0 40000.0 -0.2 *
Musa x paradisiaca Hull Husk 3800.0 12800.0 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Myristica fragrans Seed 5000.0 6000.0 -1.0 *
Nicotiana tabacum Leaf ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Olea europaea Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Opuntia ficus-indica Stem *
Opuntia ficus-indica Fruit ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Paeonia officinalis Seed List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Panax ginseng Plant *
Panax ginseng Root *
Panax quinquefolius Plant *
Papaver somniferum Latex Exudate ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Paris quadrifolia Plant *
Passiflora edulis Petiole 24000.0 140000.0 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Petasites hybridus Rhizome 18500.0 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Petasites japonicus Root Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Phyllanthus emblica Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Physalis alkekingi Fruit 7000.0 -0.5 *
Physalis ixocarpa Fruit 3.0 57.0 -0.6 *
Physalis peruviana Fruit 7000.0 -0.5 *