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Plant Fragaria spp (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Strawberry
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HEXEN-1-AL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-NAPHTHALENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AGRIMONIIN 7 Leaf not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
ALANINE 3 Fruit 310.0 3677.0 -0.01 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Fruit 780.0 9253.0 3.04 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Fruit 1.0 54.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Fruit 3.0 70.0 -0.20 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
ANTHOCYANIN 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARBUTIN 15 Leaf not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ARGININE 14 Fruit 260.0 3084.0 -0.33 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ARSENIC 2 Fruit not available 0.0 -0.52 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 400.0 6948.0 0.15 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 3190.0 4350.0 -0.04 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ASH 0 Fruit 3900.0 52065.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Fruit 1380.0 16370.0 0.82 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.1 7.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Metal-Chelator 2 McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Molluscicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Monoamine-Precursor 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mosquitofuge 2 Duke, 1992 *
Motor-Depressant 2 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Mutagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mycobactericide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mycoplasmistat 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Myorelaxant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Natriuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide 5 Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
NEP-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nephrotoxic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).