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Common Names
Abata Cola
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOLATIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-EPICATECHIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHLOBAPHENE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 860.0 | 2318.0 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 22000.0 | 67000.0 | -1.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | not available | 1.0 | -0.97 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Seed | not available | 340000.0 | 0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUGAR | 0 | Plant | not available | 29000.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THEOBROMINE | 21 | Seed | not available | 1000.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Seed | not available | 1.0 | -1.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | 120000.0 | 629000.0 | 1.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Metal-Chelator | 1 | 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 * |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Mutagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myocardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Myostimulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Natriuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neuroprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 1 | 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-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 2 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pigment | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Poultice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |