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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
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 *
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
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 *