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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Akebia quinata (Lardizabalaceae)

Common Names
Chocolate Vine
How this plant is used
Food

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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
RHAMNOSE 0 Stem *
SAPONIN 0 Plant *
SODIUM 1 Stem 18.0 -0.70 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed *
ZINC 77 Stem 10.0 -1.58 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Dermatitigenic 1 *
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 *
Diuretic 4 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Elastase-Inhibitor 1 *
Ergogenic 1 *
Expectorant 1 Martindale's 28th
FLavor 3 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 2 Martindale's 29th
Hemolytic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Hepatoprotective 2 *
Hypercholesterolemic 1 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Hyperglycemic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Hypertensive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypocholesterolemic 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Hypoglycemic 1 *
Hypolipemic 1 *
Hypotensive 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Immunomodulator 5 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Immunostimulant 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Immunosuppressant 1 Martindale's 29th