Plant Diospyros virginiana (Ebenaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

American Persimmon

How this plant is used

Food

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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
(E)-2-HEXENAL	2	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM	5	Stem	4.0	378.0	-0.62	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Fruit	660.0	1855.0	-0.17	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Fruit	9000.0	25280.0	-0.81	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Leaf	not available	50000.0	-1.21	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Stem	22000.0	54000.0	-0.51	Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM	0	Leaf	1.0	910.0	1.41	Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM	0	Stem	3.0	1080.0	0.36	Duke, 1992 *
BENZOTHIAZOLE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL	35	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BORNYL-ACETATE	12	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BORON	4	Leaf	4.0	50.0	-0.31	Duke, 1992 *
BORON	4	Stem	1.0	38.0	0.47	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Fruit	270.0	758.0	-0.71	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	1150.0	12500.0	-0.41	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Stem	2640.0	17820.0	-0.10	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Fruit	335000.0	941000.0	0.85	Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM	24	Leaf	0.0	1.0	-0.56	Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM	24	Stem	0.0	2.7	-0.39	Duke, 1992 *
COBALT	2	Leaf	0.0	100.0	0.30	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
(-)-Chronotropic	2	Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic	2	Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
11B-HSD-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic?	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacetylcholine	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antiacne	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiadrenalinic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiaflatoxin	2	Duke, 1992 *