Common Names
Chaya
How this plant is used
Food
Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALANINE | 3 | Leaf | 2850.0 | 14260.0 | 0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
ARGININE | 14 | Leaf | 6945.0 | 34720.0 | 1.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 1960.0 | 12200.0 | 0.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
ASH | 0 | Leaf | 17000.0 | 130000.0 | 0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Leaf | 8495.0 | 42470.0 | 0.97 | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 60.0 | 425.0 | 0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 2260.0 | 21050.0 | 0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 61000.0 | 305000.0 | -2.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
CYSTINE | 2 | Leaf | 1055.0 | 5270.0 | 1.98 | Duke, 1992 * |
FAT | 0 | Leaf | 16000.0 | 80000.0 | 0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 19000.0 | 130000.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | 11780.0 | 58900.0 | 1.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
GLYCINE | 12 | Leaf | 2170.0 | 10850.0 | 0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
IRON | 6 | Leaf | 50.0 | 600.0 | 0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Plant | 1920.0 | 9610.0 | 0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
LEUCINE | 2 | Leaf | 3600.0 | 17980.0 | 0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
LYSINE | 4 | Leaf | 3040.0 | 15190.0 | 0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
METHIONINE | 15 | Leaf | 745.0 | 3720.0 | 0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 2.0 | 85.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Leaf | 3720.0 | 18600.0 | 2.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
---|---|---|
Essential | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
FLavor | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
Gastroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Glutathionigenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Hepatoprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Hepatotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Hypoammonemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Hypoarginanemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Hypocholesterolemic | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Hypoglycemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Hypolipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Hypotensive | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Immunomodulator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Immunostimulant | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Insectifuge | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Interferonogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |