An official website of the United States government.
Common Names
Akee; Seso Vegetal
How this plant is used
Medicinal
Select a Results View:
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antispasmodic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antistress | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antisyndrome-X | 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 |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitrypanosomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 2 | Simon, P.W. Carrots and Other Horticultural Crops as a Source of Provitamin A Carotenes. HortScience, 25(12): 1495, 1990. |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anxiolytic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |