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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
(E)(E)-FARNESOL 0 Fruit 0.0 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)(E)-FARNESYL-ACETATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)(E)-FARNESYL-BUTANOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)(E)-FARNESYL-HEXANOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)(E)-FARNESYL-OCTANOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-HEX-3-EN-1-OL 0 Fruit 0.0 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-HEX-AN-1-OL 0 Fruit 0.0 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-({HEPTYLCARBONYL}OXY)BUTAN-2-ONE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-({PENTYLCARBONYL}OXY)BUTAN-2-ONE 0 Fruit 0.0 1.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-({PROPYLCARBONYL}OXY)BUTAN-2-ONE 0 Fruit 0.0 2.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ACETOXYBUTAN-2-ONE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-HYDROXYBUTAN-2-ONE 0 Fruit 0.0 3.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HEXANOLIDE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
4-OCTANOLIDE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Fruit 523.0 5331.0 0.64 Duke, 1992 *
ANOLOBINE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Fruit 240.0 2336.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 76.0 893.0 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 6000.0 22000.0 -0.90 Duke, 1992 *
ASIMICIN 9 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiHIV 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antihydrophobic 1 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antihyperammonemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihypercholesterolemic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperkeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 9 Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Antihyperthyroid 1 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).
Antiimpotence 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 7 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinsomniac 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiketotic 2 Merck 11th Edition
AntiLegionella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 225.