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Common Names
Caper; Caperbush
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Fruit | not available | 740.0 | -0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Leaf | not available | 200.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Flower | 260.0 | 2300.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | not available | 1335.0 | -0.20 | Wealth of India. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | not available | 710.0 | -0.38 | Wealth of India. |
| ASH | 0 | Flower | 79000.0 | 140000.0 | 1.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | not available | 132000.0 | 0.23 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | not available | 5500.0 | -0.88 | Wealth of India. |
| CAPPAPRENOLS | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPPAPRENOLS | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 477000.0 | 537000.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Fruit | not available | 370.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Leaf | not available | 100.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COUMARIN | 57 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEXTROSE | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HETE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidifier | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Acnegenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Additive | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 3 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allergenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |