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Plant Eugenia floribunda (Myrtaceae)

Common Names
Black rumberry; Camu-camu arbol; Camu-camu negro

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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
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 230.0 1785.0 -0.17 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH 0 Fruit 2000.0 16000.0 -1.05 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit not available 0.0 -0.15 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 60.0 465.0 -0.78 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 126000.0 977000.0 1.04 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FAT 0 Fruit not available 0.0 -0.64 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FIBER 15 Fruit 1000.0 8000.0 -1.26 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 5.0 40.0 -0.37 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 460.0 3570.0 -0.14 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NIACIN 39 Fruit 2.0 16.0 -0.60 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 90.0 700.0 -0.76 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 1000.0 8000.0 -1.36 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.2 1.6 -0.73 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 0.2 1.6 -0.48 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
WATER 0 Fruit not available 871000.0 0.44 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 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
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 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
Antiaggregant 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
Antiaging 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antianxiety 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.