Plant Genipa americana (Rubiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Genipap; Jagua

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
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 *

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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
Beta-Blocker	2	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Bruchiphobe	1	Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Calcium-Antagonist	2	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Cancer-Preventive	6	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide	1	Martindale's 28th
Carcinogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective	6	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic	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.
Cardiotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic	1	Abstract (See species file)
Cathartic	2	Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
cGMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Chelator	1	Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive	1	Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Circulotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant	1	Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.