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Plant Garcinia mangostana (Clusiaceae)

Common Names
Mangosteen; Mangostin

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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
1,3,6,7-TETRAHYDROXYANTHONE 0 Wood not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
1,3,6,7-TETRAHYDROXYANTHONE-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Wood not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
1,5-DIHYDROXY-2-(3-METHYLBUT-2-ENYL)-3-METHOXYXANTHONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
1FAT 0 Seed 1000.0 34285.0 not available Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
8-DEOXYGARTANIN 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.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 10.0 255.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 2000.0 13140.0 -1.13 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit not available 0.0 -0.15 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-MANGOSTIN 0 Latex Exudate not available 20000.0 not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
BETULIN 13 Leaf not available 250.0 -0.37 Jim Duke's personal files.
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 100.0 637.0 -0.74 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 143000.0 960000.0 0.95 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
CATECHINS 1 Fruit 50000.0 60000.0 1.00 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CATECHINS 1 Petiole 700000.0 140000.0 not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CIS-HEX-3-ENYL-ACETATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CIS-S-3-HEXEN-1-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit 4200.0 27815.0 -0.20 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
FAT 0 Seed not available 30000.0 -1.24 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
FIBER 15 Fruit 50000.0 318000.0 1.66 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
GAMMA-MANGOSTIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
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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 3 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 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 3 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.