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Common Names
Jicaro
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 38000.0 | 39000.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | not available | 0.2 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 500.0 | 518.0 | -0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 229000.0 | 237000.0 | -1.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 397000.0 | 411000.0 | 0.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 24000.0 | 25000.0 | -0.87 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HCN | 9 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| HETEROSIDES | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 94.0 | 97.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | 5300.0 | 5490.0 | 0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCOANTHOCYANINS | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | not available | 9.0 | -1.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| PHENOLS | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 9680.0 | 10020.0 | 1.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 302000.0 | 313000.0 | 0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | not available | 1.2 | -0.89 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Seed | 7.3 | 7.6 | 0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRITERPENOIDS | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | not available | 34000.0 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiporphyric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiproliferant | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antipsoriac | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiradicular | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antistress | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitumor | 2 | Simon, P.W. Carrots and Other Horticultural Crops as a Source of Provitamin A Carotenes. HortScience, 25(12): 1495, 1990. |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitussive | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antiulcer | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |