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Plant Chrysobalanus icaco (Chrysobalanaceae)

Common Names
Cocoa plum; Icaco

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 90.0 1420.0 -0.20 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH 0 Fruit 4000.0 58000.0 0.03 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.7 5.0 -0.14 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 290.0 2775.0 -0.25 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 124000.0 916000.0 0.71 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticataract 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticervicaldysplasic 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlimacteric 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticold 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoronary 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidecubitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidementia 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiabetic 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antieczemic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiendometriotic 1 Duke, 1992 *