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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
MANGANESE 14 Stem 22.0 1080.0 -0.30 *
MOLBDENUM 0 Leaf 0.0 1.0 -1.00 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Stem 0.0 1.1 -0.40 *
MYRICETIN 34 Plant *
NEODYMIUM 0 Leaf 3.5 15.0 -0.89 *
NEODYMIUM 0 Stem 1.5 37.8 1.35 *
NERYL-ACETATE 5 Fruit *
NICKEL 3 Leaf 0.3 16.0 -0.08 *
NICKEL 3 Stem 0.1 8.0 -0.11 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Fruit *
PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE 2 Fruit *
PHENYLETHYL-ACETATE 0 Fruit *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 260.0 730.0 -0.76 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 450.0 1500.0 -0.64 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Stem 132.0 2592.0 0.06 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 3100.0 8710.0 -0.81 *
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 7500.0 16000.0 -0.63 *
POTASSIUM 14 Stem 1716.0 16200.0 0.10 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 8000.0 22470.0 -1.17 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 100000.0 -1.19 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Prooxidant 2 *
Propecic 1 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 Ibewuike, J. C., Ogungbamila, F. O., Ogundaini, A. O., Okeke, I. N., Bohlin, L. 1997. Antiinflammatory and Antibacterial Activities of C-methylflavonol from Piliostigma thonningii. Phytotherapy Research, 11(4): 281-284.
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor 1 Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14.
Protisticide 1 Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105.
PTK-Inhibitor 1 *
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 3 *
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sedative 2 *
Soap 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Teratologic 2 *
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
TNF-alpha-Inhibitor 2 *
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor 3 Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 3 *
Toxic 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
Tranquilizer 3 *
Trichomonicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Tumorigenic 1 Jim Duke's personal files.