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Plant Eriobotrya japonica (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Loquat
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
L-ARGININE 1 Stem not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
LEUCOPELARGONIDIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNO-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRENOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEVULOSE 1 Fruit not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
LOQUATIFOLIN-A 0 Leaf not available 800.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
LOQUATOSIDE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf not available 2480.0 -0.64 Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
MALIC-ACID 15 Leaf not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
MANGANESE 14 Leaf not available 224.0 -0.09 Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
MASLINIC-ACID 6 Leaf 12.0 90.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
MASLINIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Leaf not available 100.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MERCURY 1 Leaf not available 0.0 -0.61 Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272.
METHYL-GUANIDINE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
METHYL-GUANIDINE 0 Stem not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
N-ALPHA-ACETYL-L-ARGININE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
N-ALPHA-ACETYL-L-ARGININE 0 Stem not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NEO-BETA-CAROTENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
NEO-BETA-CAROTENE-B 0 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
NEO-BETA-CAROTENE-U 0 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
NEROLIDOL-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL(1,4)-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL(1,2)-[ALPHA-L-(4-TRANS-FERULOYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL(1,6) 0 Leaf not available 20.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antihistaminic 9 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antihydrophobic 1 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antihyperactivity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihypercholesterolemic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperkeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihyperlipidemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihypertensive 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperthyroid 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiimplantation 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiimpotence 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 16 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.