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Plant Annona squamosa (Annonaceae)

Common Names
Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop
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
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 *
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
AntiHIV 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperactivity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihypercholesterolemic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperkeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiielus? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiimpotence 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinfertility 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomniac 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomniac? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiketotic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antileishmanic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antilethargic 1 Duke, 1992 *