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

Common Names
American Persimmon
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(E)-2-HEXENAL 2 Fruit *
ALUMINUM 5 Stem 4.0 378.0 -0.62 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 660.0 1855.0 -0.17 *
ASH 0 Fruit 9000.0 25280.0 -0.81 *
ASH 0 Leaf 50000.0 -1.21 *
ASH 0 Stem 22000.0 54000.0 -0.51 *
BARIUM 0 Leaf 1.0 910.0 1.41 *
BARIUM 0 Stem 3.0 1080.0 0.36 *
BENZOTHIAZOLE 0 Fruit *
BORNEOL 35 Fruit *
BORNYL-ACETATE 12 Fruit *
BORON 4 Leaf 4.0 50.0 -0.31 *
BORON 4 Stem 1.0 38.0 0.47 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 270.0 758.0 -0.71 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 1150.0 12500.0 -0.41 *
CALCIUM 28 Stem 2640.0 17820.0 -0.10 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 335000.0 941000.0 0.85 *
CHROMIUM 24 Leaf 0.0 1.0 -0.56 *
CHROMIUM 24 Stem 0.0 2.7 -0.39 *
COBALT 2 Leaf 0.0 100.0 0.30 *

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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 2 (View) 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 (View) 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 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
Allelochemic 4 (View) *
Allergenic 2 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Antiacetylcholine 1 (View) 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 (View) *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiadrenalinic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiaflatoxin 2 (View) *