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Common Names
Papaya
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Fruit | 80.0 | 716.0 | -0.88 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ISOPROPYL-ALCOHOL | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | 231.0 | 3491.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Leaf | not available | 740.0 | -3.67 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| KRYPTOFLAVIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| KRYPTOXANTHIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Fruit | 10.0 | 90.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Seed Oil | not available | 4000.0 | -0.70 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Fruit | 160.0 | 1432.0 | -0.78 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LIGNOCERIC-ACID | 1 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LINALOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL-OXIDE-A | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL-OXIDE-B | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Fruit | not available | 0.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL-OXIDE-A | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL-OXIDE-B | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Tremorilytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Trichomonicide | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Trichuricide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Triglycerigenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Trypsin-Enhancer | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Tumor-Promoter | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tumorigenic | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uricogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Uricosuric | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Urine-Acidifier | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Urine-Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Vasoconstrictor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |