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Plant Annona reticulata (Annonaceae)

Common Names
Custard Apple
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
LIRODENINE 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Fruit 370.0 1300.0 -0.73 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 180.0 630.0 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Fruit 40.0 140.0 -1.01 Duke, 1992 *
MICHELALBINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MURICININE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 5.0 38.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINIC-ACID 11 Fruit 0.5 2.5 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
NORCOCLAURINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NORCOCLAURINE-CARBOXYLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Fruit 5.0 17.0 -0.07 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 147.0 1475.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 3300.0 22810.0 0.43 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 11700.0 89000.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
RETICULINE 10 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.7 5.5 0.11 Duke, 1992 *
SALSOLINOL 3 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
Antialopecic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianacarditic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianxiety 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherosclerotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 5 Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 2 Duke, 1992 *