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.
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Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
COBALT	2	Stem	0.0	54.0	1.67	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Leaf	1.0	7.5	-0.55	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Stem	0.2	108.0	0.20	Duke, 1992 *
DELPHINIDIN	9	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Fruit	4000.0	11230.0	-0.56	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	not available	26000.0	-1.26	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Fruit	15000.0	42135.0	-0.94	Duke, 1992 *
GALLIUM	0	Leaf	0.0	0.3	-1.13	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Fruit	25.0	70.0	-0.25	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Leaf	15.0	500.0	0.35	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Stem	3.0	1620.0	0.84	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL	75	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES	0	Fruit	1270.0	3567.0	-0.14	Duke, 1992 *
LANTHANUM	0	Leaf	1.5	15.0	-0.58	Duke, 1992 *
LANTHANUM	0	Stem	0.7	16.2	-0.15	Duke, 1992 *
LEAD	0	Leaf	0.5	35.0	0.13	Duke, 1992 *
LEAD	0	Stem	0.2	81.0	0.24	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Leaf	1500.0	5000.0	0.34	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Stem	660.0	5400.0	0.27	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Leaf	25.0	1500.0	2.03	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Leptingenic	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
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	3	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lithogenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Litholytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Lubricant	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MAO-A-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Memorigenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Metal-Chelator (Copper)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
MMP-9-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mucogenic	1	Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990.
Mucolytic	1	Martindale's 28th
Mutagenic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Natriuretic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide	2	Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
NEP-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *