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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Annona reticulata (Annonaceae)

Common Names
Custard Apple
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
SODIUM 1 Fruit 25.0 275.0 -0.16 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Plant *
TANNIC-ACID 41 Plant *
TANNIN 35 Bark *
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 0.7 5.0 -0.04 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Fruit 70.0 245.0 -0.85 *
VIT-B-6 0 Fruit 2.0 8.0 -0.03 *
WATER 0 Fruit 683000.0 801000.0 0.13 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antialopecic 3 *
Antialzheimeran 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 *
Antianacarditic 1 *
Antianaphylactic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 3 *
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 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 *
Antiarthritic 6 *
Antiasthmatic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherosclerotic 3 *
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 *
Anticancer 2 *