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Plant Coffea arabica (Rubiaceae)

Common Names
Coffee
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
CAMPESTANOL 0 Seed 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.
CAMPESTEROL 2 Seed 110.0 120.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
CAPRINIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 666000.0 712000.0 0.80 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 600000.0 728000.0 0.81 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CARNAUBIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Seed 50000.0 80000.0 2.10 Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTANOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTEROL 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Seed not available 300.0 -1.29 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CITRIC-ACID 23 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITROSTADIENOL 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COFFEASTEROL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOEUCALENOL 3 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTEINE 13 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DATURIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEXTRINS 0 Seed not available 8700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Metal-Chelator 2 McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
Motor-Depressant 2 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Motor-Stimulant 1 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Musculotropic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mycobactericide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myocardiotonic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 4 Duke, 1992 *
Myostimulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Natriuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide 4 Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
Neuroexcitant 1 Martindale's 28th
Neuroprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic 3 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
NO-Genic 1 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Odontolytic 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.