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Plant 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
OLEIC-ACID 18 Fruit 1392.0 24780.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Fruit 1080.0 14396.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOLEIC 0 Fruit 348.0 6018.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Fruit 294.0 3001.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 420.0 2265.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 3140.0 15726.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Fruit 282.0 3648.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
PROPYL-BUTANOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
PROPYL-HEXANOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 8000.0 61000.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Fruit 354.0 3666.0 0.01 Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Fruit 102.0 2124.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE 14 Fruit 60000.0 545000.0 3.12 Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR 14 Fruit 620.0 3333.0 1.34 Duke, 1992 *
TETRADECANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit 0.1 0.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRADECEN-1-OL 0 Fruit 0.0 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Fruit 254.0 2812.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
TOLUENE 1 Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
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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 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antidermatophytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 7 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
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.