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Plant Annona muricata (Annonaceae)

Common Names
Soursop
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
CHOLESTEROL 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRULLINE 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COCLAURINE 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit not available 1.6 -0.87 Duke, 1992 *
COREXIMINE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEXTROSE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHANOL 24 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 2000.0 24000.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 221000.0 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 6000.0 65000.0 -0.72 Duke, 1992 *
FOLACIN 15 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GABA 22 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOMANNAN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANYL-CAPROATE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HCN 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 5.0 33.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
ISOCITRIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Artemicide 2 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
Atherogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Bacteristat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bronchosedative 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bruchiphobe 1 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Calcium-Antagonist 3 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 13 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 2 Martindale's 28th
Capillariprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective 6 Duke, 1992 *