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Plant Blighia sapida (Sapindaceae)

Common Names
Akee, Seso Vegetal
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Aril 260.0 1530.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 780.0 2735.0 1.30 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH 0 Aril 12000.0 449000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 14000.0 104000.0 1.69 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Aril 5.5 18.0 1.00 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CALCIUM 28 Aril 400.0 1950.0 0.33 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 200.0 1300.0 -0.52 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Aril 46000.0 225000.0 -1.07 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 55000.0 569000.0 0.18 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FAT 0 Aril 200000.0 649000.0 1.23 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FAT 0 Seed 12000.0 611000.0 1.82 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FIBER 15 Aril 16000.0 81000.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed 3000.0 153000.0 0.14 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
GLYCYLGLYCYLGLYCINE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
HEDERAGENIN 9 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
HYPOGLYCIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Aril 27.0 130.0 0.61 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Seed 17.0 173.0 0.10 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
KILOCALORIES 0 Aril 1960.0 6360.0 1.00 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 640.0 6320.0 1.14 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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Acidulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) 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 3 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic?) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View Chemicals list for Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacrodynic) Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiAGE) 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 (View Chemicals list for Antiaggregant) 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 (View Chemicals list for Antiaging) Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiakathisic) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialcoholic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic) Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 3 (View Chemicals list for Antialzheimeran) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiamblyopic) Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianemic) Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianginal) Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianorectic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antianxiety 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianxiety) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.