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Plant Syzygium jambos (Myrtaceae)

Common Names
Pomarrosa; Rose Apple
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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 30.0 2385.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 4000.0 28385.0 -0.73 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 1.4 8.5 -0.13 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 290.0 2045.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 142000.0 966665.0 0.98 Duke, 1992 *
CHLORINE 7 Fruit 40.0 258.0 -0.52 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
COPPER 12 Fruit 0.1 0.6 -0.95 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
FAT 0 Fruit 2000.0 19350.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 11000.0 80000.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 4.0 75.0 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 560.0 3580.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 40.0 260.0 -0.87 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
NIACIN 39 Fruit 5.0 34.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 115.0 852.0 -0.72 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 500.0 3225.0 -1.30 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 5000.0 45160.0 -0.86 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.3 1.7 -0.71 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
SODIUM 1 Fruit 340.0 2200.0 0.02 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
SULFUR 14 Fruit 130.0 840.0 -0.40 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 0.1 1.1 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 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 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 1 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 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.