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Plant Capparis spinosa (Capparaceae)

Common Names
Caper, Caperbush
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Sort descending 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 *
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