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Common Names
Akee; Seso Vegetal
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | 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 |
| 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 | 3 | 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 | 2 | 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. |