Plant Averrhoa carambola (Oxalidaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Carambola; Star Fruit

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
CYANIDIN	7	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Fruit	800.0	52000.0	-0.24	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Fruit	6000.0	130000.0	-0.11	Duke, 1992 *
FUMARIC-ACID	7	Fruit	not available	3100.0	-0.81	Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
GLUTAMIC-ACID	8	Fruit	770.0	8480.0	-0.37	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
GLYCINE	12	Fruit	260.0	2860.0	-0.29	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
HISTIDINE	7	Fruit	40.0	440.0	-0.89	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
IRON	6	Fruit	1.0	165.0	0.13	Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE	3	Fruit	230.0	2530.0	-0.33	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
KILOCALORIES	0	Fruit	280.0	3920.0	0.39	Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE	2	Fruit	400.0	4400.0	-0.15	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LUTEIN	15	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE	4	Fruit	400.0	4400.0	0.07	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MAGNESIUM	65	Fruit	80.0	1200.0	-0.43	Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID	15	Fruit	not available	12100.0	-0.16	Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
MANGANESE	14	Fruit	1.0	11.0	-0.33	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHIONINE	15	Fruit	110.0	1210.0	0.31	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MUTATOXANTHIN	0	Fruit	0.3	30.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Fruit	3.0	53.0	-0.10	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
NITROGEN	0	Fruit	10200.0	12800.0	-0.13	Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Pigment	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Pituitary-Stimulant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Prolactinogenic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Prooxidant	4	Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandigenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer	1	Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Refrigerant	1	Martindale's 28th
Renotoxic	1	Merck 11th Edition
Retinoprotectant Optometry	1	Duke, 1992 *
Roborant	1	Merck 11th Edition
Scabicide	1	Martindale's 29th
Schizophrenigenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sedative	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Sequestrant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Serotoninergic	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Sialogogue	1	Martindale's 29th
Spermigenic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Testosteronigenic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Thymoprotective	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).