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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Laxative | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative? | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91. |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lypolytic | 1 | Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp. |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mucogenic | 1 | Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990. |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Mycobactericide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Neuroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Parasiticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Pesticide | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |