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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
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
CNS-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Comedogenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist 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
Coronary-Dilator 1 McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Detoxicant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Encephalopathic 1 Martindale's 29th
Energizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ergogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ergotamine-Enhancer 1 Martindale's 29th
Estrogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Fibrinolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Fistula-Preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
FLavor 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry