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Plant Cnidoscolus chayamansa (Euphorbiaceae)

Common Names
Chaya
How this plant is used
Food

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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
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 *
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List of plant activities.
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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).