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

Plant Malpighia glabra (Malpighiaceae)

Common Names
Acerola

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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
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 16228.0 172231.0 10.42 *
ASH 0 Fruit 2000.0 42000.0 -0.38 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 3.0 69.0 -0.02 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 120.0 1400.0 -0.57 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 778000.0 -0.03 *
FAT 0 Fruit 3000.0 34924.0 -0.37 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 4000.0 46566.0 -0.90 *
IRON 6 Fruit 2.0 28.0 -0.42 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 320.0 3725.0 0.10 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 180.0 2095.0 -0.02 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 4.0 47.0 -0.18 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Fruit 3.0 36.0 1.14 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 110.0 1280.0 -0.59 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 828.0 24345.0 0.57 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 4000.0 46566.0 -0.84 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.6 7.0 0.43 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit 35.0 1219.0 -0.07 *
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 0.2 2.3 -0.39 *
VIT-B-6 0 Fruit 0.1 1.0 -1.20 *
WATER 0 Fruit 914000.0 923000.0 0.66 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
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
Allergenic 2 (View) *
Analgesic 2 (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) *
Antiacne 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
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 2 (View) *
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 2 (View) *
Antiallergic 4 (View) *
Antialzheimeran 3 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 (View) *
Antianemic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 2 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianorectic 2 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianxiety 2 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.