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
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
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