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Common Names
Coffee
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | not available | 37400.0 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARAGINE | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ATRACTYLIGENIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 20.0 | 25.0 | -1.03 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | 520.0 | 530.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-TOCOPHEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CAFESTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CAFESTOL | 2 | Seed | not available | 6000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Leaf | 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. |
| CAFFEINE | 62 | Seed | 600.0 | 32000.0 | 0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEOYL-3-QUINIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFETANNIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | 84600.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CAHWEOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 19000.0 | 20406.0 | 0.13 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 1200.0 | 1281.0 | -0.53 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CAMOESTANOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima. |
| Cytoprotective | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Cytotoxic | 6 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Demulcent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dermal | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Dermatitigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Diaphoretic? | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Disinfectant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Diuretic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Enterorelaxant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Epidermal-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ergotamine-Enhancer | 1 | Martindale's 29th |