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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Diospyros perigrina (Ebenaceae)

How this plant is used
Medicinal
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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
BETULIN 13 Bark Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULIN 13 Fruit Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULIN 13 Leaf 10000.0 4.03 Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Bark 25000.0 30000.0 3.36 *
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Seed *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Phospholipase-A2-Inhibitor 1 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 2 Huang, C., Tunon, H., Bohlin, L. 1995. Anti-Inflammatory Compounds Isolated from Menyanthes trifoliata L. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao, 30(8): 621-626.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 1 *