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Plant Limonia acidissima (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Elephant Apple; Manzana De Elefante; Wood-Apple

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
7-METHYLPORIOL-BETA-D-XYLOPYRANOSYL-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Wood not available not available not available Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 20.0 65.0 -0.28 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ASH 0 Fruit 19000.0 192300.0 3.51 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 50300.0 52290.0 0.13 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
AURAPTEN 2 Fruit not available not available not available Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
BERGAPTEN 26 Leaf not available 100.0 -0.57 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 1300.0 6540.0 0.62 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 15800.0 16460.0 2.26 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 74500.0 678690.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 354900.0 369685.0 -0.61 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
EO 0 Leaf not available 7300.0 -0.37 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ESTRAGOLE 12 Leaf not available 6570.0 -0.23 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
FAT 0 Fruit 6000.0 55770.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 270000.0 281250.0 0.08 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
FIBER 15 Fruit 52000.0 170490.0 0.27 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
IRON 6 Fruit 6.0 20.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Seed 300.0 312.0 0.75 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
ISOPIMPINELLIN 15 Root not available not available not available Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
MARMESIN 0 Bark not available 160.0 not available Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
ORIENTIN 4 Leaf not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp

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ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888.
Analgesic 2 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View Chemicals list for Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiAGE) 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
Antiaggregant 4 (View Chemicals list for Antiaggregant) Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaging) Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiakathisic) Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic) Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 2 (View Chemicals list for Antialzheimeran) Ringbom, T., Seguar, L., Noreen, Y., Perera, P., Bohlin, L. 1998. Ursolic Acid from Plantago major, a Selective Inhibitor of Cyclooxygenase-2 Catalyzed Prostaglandin Biosynthesis. J. Nat. Prod., 61(10): 1212-1215.
Antianemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianemic) Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianxiety) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiapertif 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiapertif) Duke, 1992 *
Antiappetant 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiappetant) Duke, 1992 *
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarabiflavinotic) Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiarrhythmic) Jim Duke's personal files.
Antiarthritic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiarthritic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiasthmatic) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatheromic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiatheromic) Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.