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Chemical SUGARS

Chemical ID
SUGARS
Ubiquitous
No

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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
Lycium barbarum Fruit 470000.0 560000.0 1.4 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Lycopersicon esculentum Fruit 15000.0 45000.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Lycopodium clavatum Pollen Or Spore not available 30000.0 not available Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
Mangifera indica Fruit 112000.0 205000.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Mangifera indica Seed not available 10700.0 -1.2 Duke, 1992 *
Manihot esculenta Root 3400.0 33730.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Maranta arundinacea Root 21000.0 63000.0 -0.4 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Medicago sativa Plant 16920.0 90000.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Melilotus alba Seed not available 27000.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Momordica charantia Fruit 35000.0 45000.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Myrica cerifera Bark 19620.0 90000.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Opuntia ficus-indica Fruit 56000.0 560000.0 1.4 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Pachyrhizus erosus Tuber 52200.0 296255.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Panax ginseng Root 19080.0 90000.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Perideridia gairdneri Root not available 161900.0 0.6 Izadoost, M. & Robinson, T., Synergism & antagonism in the pharmacology of alkaloidal plants, pp 137-58 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds., Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture & Pharmacology, v. 2, 1987, 255pp.
Petroselinum crispum Plant 7110.0 90000.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Phoenix dactylifera Fruit 380000.0 850000.0 2.6 Duke, 1992 *
Physalis alkekingi Fruit not available 20000.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Physalis ixocarpa Fruit 32400.0 57400.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Physalis peruviana Fruit not available 20000.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *