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Plant Annona squamosa (Annonaceae)

Common Names
Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop
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
CITRIC-ACID 23 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRULLINE 5 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CORYDINE 6 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEMETHYLCOCLAURINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIENONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FARNESENE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 2000.0 21000.0 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 140000.0 490000.0 1.18 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 12000.0 71000.0 -0.67 Duke, 1992 *
FRIEDELIN 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GABA 22 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLAUCINE 10 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Fruit 72900.0 272500.0 2.00 Duke, 1992 *
HCN 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXADECANOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXAHYDRO-3H-1,3-DIAZEPINE-2,4-DIONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HIGENAMINE 5 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 6.0 66.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
ISOCORYDINE 5 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Chelator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 2 Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cholesterolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Circulotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant 2 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Inhibitor 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
CNS-Stimulant 3 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Toxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Coleoptophile 1 Duke, 1992 *
Collagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Collyrium 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Colorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Convulsant 2 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Cosmetic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Counterirritant 1 Martindale's 28th
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *