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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Fragaria spp (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Strawberry
How this plant is used
Food
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Fruit 100.0 1000.0 0.52 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
BORON 4 Fruit 1.0 160.0 2.42 *
BROMINE 0 Fruit 1.0 -0.43 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
CADMIUM 3 Fruit 0.0 0.2 -0.11 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Fruit 15.0 34.0 -0.33 Jim Duke's personal files.
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 135.0 2900.0 -0.22 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Fruit Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 70200.0 850000.0 0.36 *
CATECHIN 43 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CATECHOL 22 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Fruit Jim Duke's personal files.
CHROMIUM 24 Fruit 0.0 0.2 -0.48 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
CINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Plant *
CIS-3-HEXEN-1-OL 0 Plant *
CITRAL 53 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit 3500.0 8000.0 -0.52 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
COBALT 2 Fruit 0.0 2.0 -0.29 *
COPPER 12 Fruit 0.4 17.0 0.33 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CYANIDIN 7 Plant *
CYSTINE 2 Fruit 50.0 593.0 -0.46 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidandruff 4 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 *
Antidementia 7 Martindale's 29th
Antidepressant 10 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidermatotic 1 *
Antidiabetic 12 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiarrheic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidote (pesticides) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.