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Plant Chaenomeles lagenaria (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Chinese Quince; Mu-Kua
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
ARSENIC 2 Fruit not available 0.1 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit not available 2300.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit not available 24.0 0.87 Duke, 1992 *
HCN 9 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit not available 110.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit not available 990.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit not available 15.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Fruit not available 0.1 1.50 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit not available 13200.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit not available 80.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Fruit not available 21.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
ACE-Inhibitor 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.
Additive 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Allergenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.