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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Averrhoa bilimbi (Oxalidaceae)

Common Names
Bilimbi; Limon chino
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
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 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 30.0 665.0 -0.74 *
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 *
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 *
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 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.3 5.2 0.04 *
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 *
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.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antihyperkinetic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 4 *
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinfertility 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinsomniac 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antikeratitic 1 *
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antileukoplakic 1 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 *
Antilithic 1 *
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 4 *
Antimaculitic 2 *
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiMeniere's 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimenopausal 2 *
Antimenorrhagic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).