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
Antibacterial	4	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiberiberi	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticarcinogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticardiospasmic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticarpal-Tunnel	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticephalagic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticervicaldysplasic	2	Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticlastogen	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticlimacteric	3	Duke, 1992 *
Anticoeliac	1	Martindale's 28th
Anticold	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic	2	Duke, 1992 *