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

Plant Averrhoa carambola (Oxalidaceae)

Common Names
Carambola, Star Fruit
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALANAINE 0 Fruit 370.0 2075.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-KETO-GLUTARIC-ACID 0 Fruit 3900.0 22000.0 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
ALUMINUM 5 Fruit 3.0 41.0 -0.21 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
ARGININE 14 Fruit 110.0 1210.0 -0.83 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 200.0 4935.0 0.02 *
ASH 0 Fruit 2600.0 52000.0 -0.12 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Fruit 510.0 5615.0 -0.60 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BETA-APO-8'-CAROTENE 0 Fruit *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.0 75.0 -0.01 *
BETA-CRYPTOFLAVIN 0 Fruit 0.6 75.0 *
BETA-DAMASCENONE 3 Fruit *
BETA-IONONE 13 Fruit *
BORON 4 Fruit 0.6 8.0 -0.64 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 29.0 1040.0 -0.65 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 67000.0 936000.0 0.82 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CAROTENOIDS 0 Fruit 3.0 220.0 -0.46 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit 13200.0 -0.44 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
COPPER 12 Fruit 1.0 15.0 0.17 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CRYPTOCHROME 0 Fruit *
CRYPTOXANTHIN 2 Fruit *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acaricide 1 (View) *
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidifier 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Acidulant 2 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Additive 2 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View) Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110.
Allelochemic 1 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allergenic 4 (View) *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Antiacid 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 3 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
AntiADD 1 (View) Martindale's 29th