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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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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
(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
Antishingles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antisilicotic 1 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Antispare-Tire 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antispasmodic 7 *
Antispasmophilic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antistaphylococcic 2 *
Antistomatitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antistreptococcic 1 *
Antistress 3 *
Antistroke 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antisyndrome-X 6 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antithiamin 1 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithrombic 1 *
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitriglyceride 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitrypanosomic 1 *
Antitumor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antitumor (Bladder) 1 *
Antitumor (Breast) 1 *