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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
TANNIN 35 Plant *
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Plant *
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 1.0 5.0 -0.04 *
TRANS-OCIMENE 0 Plant *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Fruit 100.0 375.0 -0.67 *
VIT-B-6 0 Fruit 2.0 8.0 -0.03 *
WATER 0 Fruit 728000.0 775000.0 0.02 *
XYLOPINE 0 Leaf *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticonvulsant 3 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticoronary 2 *
AntiCrohn's 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 *
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 *
Antidementia 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidermatophytic 1 *
Antidiabetic 6 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiarrheic 2 *
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidopaminergic 1 Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Antidote 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Ammonia) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.