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Plant Fragaria spp (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Strawberry
How this plant is used
Food
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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
LYSINE 4 Fruit 250.0 2966.0 -0.30 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 98.0 1545.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Fruit 3500.0 8000.0 -0.43 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MALVIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit 1.4 125.0 0.42 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.41 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
METHIONINE 15 Fruit 10.0 119.0 -1.03 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHYL-FURFURAL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-SALICYLATE 21 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Fruit not available 0.1 -0.47 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
MUFA 13 Fruit 520.0 6168.0 -0.16 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
N-NONAL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-NONANOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-OCTANOL 0 Leaf 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-CHLOROGENIC-ACID 2 Fruit not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NIACIN 39 Fruit 2.3 27.0 -0.45 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
NICKEL 3 Fruit 0.0 0.4 -0.67 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
NICOTINIC-ACID 11 Plant not available 2.0 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
NITROGEN 0 Fruit 880.0 10000.0 -0.32 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
OLEIC-ACID 18 Fruit 510.0 6050.0 -0.43 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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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
Antidandruff 4 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 12 Duke, 1992 *
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.