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Plant Peperomia pelucida (Piperaceae)

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Common name(s)
Pepper elder, Yerba de la plata
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
20 APIOLE Plant -- -- -- Tramil
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf 100.0 1280.0 -0.33 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 ASH Leaf 11000.0 141000.0 0.39 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
53 BETA-CAROTENE Leaf 25.0 320.0 0.26 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
28 CALCIUM Leaf 1240.0 15900.0 -0.17 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 CARBOHYDRATES Leaf 59000.0 756400.0 1.15 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
31 CARYOPHYLLENE Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
0 FAT Leaf 3000.0 38460.0 -0.36 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
15 FIBER Leaf 10000.0 128200.0 -0.41 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
6 IRON Leaf 30.0 410.0 0.12 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 KILOCALORIES Leaf 250.0 3205.0 0.30 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
39 NIACIN Leaf 5.0 75.0 -0.27 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
4 PHOSPHORUS Leaf 340.0 4360.0 -0.11 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
14 POTASSIUM Leaf 2770.0 35510.0 0.23 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 PROTEIN Leaf 5000.0 64100.0 -1.47 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
15 RIBOFLAVIN Leaf 0.7 9.0 -0.14 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 SESQUITERPENES Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
1 SODIUM Leaf 80.0 1025.0 -0.47 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
31 THIAMIN Leaf 0.3 3.8 -0.94 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 TRIMETHOXYSTYRENE Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
*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.