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

Plant Genipa americana (Rubiaceae)

Common Names
Genipap, Jagua
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
ALUMINUM 5 Fruit 4.0 20.0 -0.22 *
ALUMINUM 5 Seed 20.0 -0.33 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 330.0 1020.0 -0.22 *
ASH 0 Fruit 2000.0 37000.0 -0.51 *
BORON 4 Fruit 14.0 -0.52 *
BORON 4 Seed 15.0 -0.43 *
CAFFEINE 62 Seed 22500.0 -0.07 Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 400.0 3700.0 -0.04 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 900.0 -0.60 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 112000.0 793200.0 0.06 *
COPPER 12 Fruit 1.0 -0.92 *
COPPER 12 Seed *
D-MANNITOL 0 Seed 2200.0 Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
FAT 0 Fruit 3000.0 9250.0 -0.57 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 290000.0 1.40 *
GENIPIC-ACID 0 Fruit *
GENIPIN 6 Fruit *
GENIPINIC-ACID 0 Fruit *
GENIPOSIDE 10 Leaf *
GENIPOSIDIC-ACID 10 Leaf *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(+)-Inotropic 1 (View) Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adenosine-Antagonist 1 (View) McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Algistat 1 (View) Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Allergenic 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Analeptic 1 (View) Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Analgesic 3 (View) *
Analgesic-Synergist 1 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anthelmintic 1 (View) *
Antiacne 2 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
AntiAGE 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 2 (View) *
Antiaging 1 (View) *