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Common Names
Bilimbi; Limon chino
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 160.0 | 4665.0 | 0.01 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 3000.0 | 68965.0 | 0.32 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 0.4 | 14.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 30.0 | 665.0 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 46000.0 | 840000.0 | 0.31 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 1000.0 | 40000.0 | -0.34 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 6000.0 | 103450.0 | -0.36 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 6.0 | 175.0 | 0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | 200.0 | 3600.0 | -0.09 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 2.0 | 52.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | 110.0 | 1915.0 | -0.40 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Fruit | 1300.0 | 17333.0 | -0.05 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 6000.0 | 138000.0 | 0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Fruit | 0.3 | 5.2 | 0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Fruit | 40.0 | 533.0 | -0.13 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Fruit | 0.1 | 2.7 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Fruit | 942000.0 | 947000.0 | 0.77 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Allergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAGE | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaging | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiamblyopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antianxiety | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |