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Plant Genipa americana (Rubiaceae)

Common Names
Genipap; Jagua
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
GLYCERIDES? 0 Fruit 257000.0 793200.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 10.0 160.0 0.11 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Seed not available 100.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 1130.0 3485.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 250.0 2900.0 0.36 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed not available 1500.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Fruit not available 6300.0 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit not available 1.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed not available 6.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 5.0 15.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
NITROGEN 0 Fruit not available 13900.0 -0.05 Duke, 1992 *
NITROGEN 0 Seed not available 11100.0 -1.08 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 580.0 3000.0 -0.07 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit not available 22900.0 0.44 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Seed not available 9400.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 5000.0 160500.0 0.68 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.4 1.2 -0.82 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit 50.0 250.0 -0.16 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Seed not available 165.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
SUGARS 0 Fruit 43000.0 132000.0 -0.34 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
(+)-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 *