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Plant Cyphomandra betacea (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Tamarillo; Tree Tomato
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
PECTIN 24 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PELARGONIDIN-3-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PELARGONIDIN-3-GLUCOSYL-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 130.0 3400.0 0.06 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 15000.0 156000.0 0.62 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.3 3.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
SOLACARPOINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STARCH 5 Fruit 10000.0 140000.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE 14 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SUGARS 0 Fruit 50000.0 375000.0 0.66 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 0.3 7.0 0.21 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Fruit 827000.0 87800.0 -2.97 Duke, 1992 *
ZEAXANTHIN 5 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiglaucomic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiglossitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihangover 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiheartburn 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihemorrhagic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatotoxic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihiccup 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperactivity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperglycemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperinsulinemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihyperleptinemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypertensive 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinfertility 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).