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Plant Aglaonema commutatum (Araceae)

Common Names
Aglaonema aroid

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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
4-KETO-3'HYDROXYLYCOPENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Wealth of India.
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Fruit not available not available not available Wealth of India.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit not available not available not available Wealth of India.
DELTA-CAROTENE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Wealth of India.
GAMMA-CAROTENE 2 Fruit not available not available not available Wealth of India.
LUTEIN 15 Seed not available not available not available Wealth of India.
LYCOPENE 16 Fruit not available not available not available Wealth of India.
LYCOXANTHIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Wealth of India.
VIOLAXANTHIN 2 Fruit not available not available not available Wealth of India.
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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
Antistress 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor 2 Simon, P.W. Carrots and Other Horticultural Crops as a Source of Provitamin A Carotenes. HortScience, 25(12): 1495, 1990.
Antitumor (Bladder) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 3 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cancer-Preventive 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Chemopreventive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Colorant 7 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Gastroprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).