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Plant Carica papaya (Caricaceae)

Common Names
Papaya
How this plant is used
Food

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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
(E)-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6-DIMETHYL-OCT-7-ENE-2,3,6-TRIOL 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
2,6-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,7-DIENE-3,6-DIOL 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
2,6-DIMETHYL-OCTA-3,7-DIENE-2,6-DIOL 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
2,6-DIMETHYL-OCTA-CIS-2,7-DIENE-1,6-DIOL 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
2,6-DIMETHYL-OCTA-TRANS-2,7-DIENE-1,6-DIOL 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
2-METHYL-BUTAN-1-AL 0 Fruit not available 0.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-METHYL-BUTYL-BENZOATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-PENTAN-2-ONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-TERPINEOL 8 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,6-MONOEPOXI-BETA-CAROTENE 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.
5-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE 15 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
6,7-EPOXY-LINALOOL 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
6-METHYLKEPT-5-EN-2-ONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALANINE 3 Fruit 140.0 1253.0 -0.96 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALKALOIDS 0 Leaf 1300.0 1500.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
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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
Anticoagulant 2 Merck 11th Edition
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 5 Duke, 1992 *
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 5 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 2 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 9 Martindale's 28th
Antidepressant? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 4 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiabetic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.