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Plant Bromelia pinguin (Bromeliaceae)

Common Names
Wild Pineapple
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
7,8-DIHYDROXY-15-PIMAREN-3-ONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Shoot 192.0 3430.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Shoot 10700.0 138000.0 0.82 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Shoot 0.0 1.7 -0.72 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Shoot 1070.0 15800.0 0.08 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 57000.0 713000.0 0.80 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Shoot 1700.0 40000.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Shoot 4000.0 90000.0 -0.98 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Shoot 3.0 75.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf not available 3130.0 0.18 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Shoot 4.0 57.0 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
NITROGEN 0 Shoot 1410.0 35800.0 1.08 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Shoot 225.0 5000.0 0.73 Duke, 1992 *
PINGUINAIN 3 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 9000.0 113000.0 -0.99 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Shoot 0.4 9.0 -0.92 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Shoot 0.2 3.8 -0.87 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Shoot 916000.0 925000.0 1.02 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 2 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.