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Plant Actinidia chinensis (Actinidiaceae)

Common Names
Kiwi
How this plant is used
Food

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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
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinfertility 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinsomniac 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiischemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiketotic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antileishmanic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilupus 2 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 1 Duke, 1992 *