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Plant Actinidia chinensis (Actinidiaceae)

Common Names
Kiwi
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ACTINIDIN 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACTINIDINE 4 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AFZELICHIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 750.0 6370.0 0.11 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 4500.0 41600.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.4 6.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 160.0 1910.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 148800.0 877900.0 0.51 Duke, 1992 *
CAROTENOIDS 0 Fruit 5.0 42.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOXANTHIN 2 Fruit 0.0 0.2 -0.78 Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELPHINIDIN 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 700.0 38400.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 11000.0 64900.0 -0.72 Duke, 1992 *
FOLACIN 15 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 3.0 30.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 610.0 3600.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Additive 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 3 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 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allergenic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).