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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-0-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 60.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE-7-O-RHAMNOSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 56.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 44.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-[6''-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL-6''-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL]-BETA-DD-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 185.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE-BETA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHAMNOSE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Flower | 0.9 | 2.2 | -0.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTINASE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTINOSE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINIGRIN | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Leaf | not available | 850.0 | -0.50 | Wealth of India. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Flower | not available | 348.0 | 0.13 | 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 * |