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

 Broussonetia papyrifera (Moraceae)

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Common name(s)
Paper Mulberry
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 4',7-DIHYDROXYFLAVAN Plant -- -- -- *
0 4-O-METHYLDAVIDIOSIDE Plant -- -- -- *
0 7-HYDROXY-4'-METHOXYFLAVAN Plant -- -- -- *
2 ARSENIC Fruit -- 0.6 0.26 *
22 BETULINIC-ACID Stem -- -- -- Jim Duke's personal files.
0 BROUSSONINS Plant -- -- -- *
28 CALCIUM Fruit -- 26900.0 5.32 *
12 COPPER Fruit -- 12.0 -0.06 *
6 IRON Fruit -- 560.0 1.69 *
0 KAZINOL Plant -- -- -- *
65 MAGNESIUM Fruit -- 4030.0 0.88 *
14 MANGANESE Fruit -- 81.0 0.13 *
1 MERCURY Fruit -- 0.1 1.97 *
14 POTASSIUM Fruit -- 7340.0 -0.94 *
5 SAPONINS Fruit -- 5000.0 -- *
1 SODIUM Fruit -- 135.0 -0.17 *
77 ZINC Fruit -- 23.0 -0.22 *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.