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Common Names
Genipap; Jagua
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Fruit | 4.0 | 20.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Seed | not available | 20.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 330.0 | 1020.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 2000.0 | 37000.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Fruit | not available | 14.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Seed | not available | 15.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEINE | 62 | Seed | not available | 22500.0 | -0.07 | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 400.0 | 3700.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | not available | 900.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 112000.0 | 793200.0 | 0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Fruit | not available | 1.0 | -0.92 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-MANNITOL | 0 | Seed | not available | 2200.0 | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 3000.0 | 9250.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | not available | 290000.0 | 1.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENIPIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENIPIN | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENIPINIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENIPOSIDE | 10 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENIPOSIDIC-ACID | 10 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (+)-Inotropic | 1 | Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp. |
| Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adenosine-Antagonist | 1 | McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82. |
| 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 |
| Algistat | 1 | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| Allergenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Analeptic | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Analgesic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| 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 | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaging | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |