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

Common Names
Pawpaw
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
DIBUTYL-PHTHALATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.0 *
DODECANOIC-ACID 1 Fruit 0.0 0.1 -1.00 *
ETHYL-(E)(E)-HEXA-2,4-DIENOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.0 *
ETHYL-(E)-BUT-2-ENOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.3 *
ETHYL-(Z)-HEX-4-ENOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.4 *
ETHYL-(Z)-OCT-4-ENOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.7 *
ETHYL-3-HYDROXYHEXANOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.7 *
ETHYL-ACETATE 6 Fruit 0.0 0.1 -0.71 *
ETHYL-BUTANOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 7.1 *
ETHYL-DECANOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 1.9 1.00 *
ETHYL-DODECANOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.3 *
ETHYL-HEXA-2,4-DIENOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.2 *
ETHYL-HEXADECANOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.1 *
ETHYL-HEXANOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 62.9 1.00 *
ETHYL-NICOTINATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.0 *
ETHYL-OCTANOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 24.6 1.00 *
ETHYL-TETRADECANOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.2 *
FAT 0 Fruit 6000.0 59000.0 -0.19 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 14000.0 150000.0 0.08 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Fruit 13000.0 119658.0 1.01 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidecubitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidementia 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 *
Antidermatitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antidermatophytic 1 *
Antidiabetic 7 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysgeuzic 1 *
Antidyskinetic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antieczemic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.