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Plant Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Tomato
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
3-O-FERULOYL-QUINIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
31-NOR-LANOST-8-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
31-NOR-LANOST-9(11)-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
31-NORCYCLOARTENAL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ALPHA-24-DIMETHYL-CHOLESTA-7,24-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ALPHA-METHYL-24-ETHYL-CHOLESTA-7,24-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-VINYL-GUAIACOL 4 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-VINYL-GUAIACOL 4 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,6-EPOXY-5,6-DIHYDRO-PSEUDO-PSEUDOCAROTENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE 15 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5ALPHA-FUROSTANE-3BETA,22,26TRIOL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL... 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9,10,16-TRIHYDROXYHEXADECANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9,10,18-TRIHYDROXY-OCTADECANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ABSCISIC-ACID-1',4'-TRANS-DIOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ABSCISIC-ACID-1',4'-TRANS-DIOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ABSCISIC-ACID-1'O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETALDEHYDE 6 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETONE 3 Fruit 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
Urine-Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterosedative 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Uterotrophic 2 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Varroacide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vasoconstrictor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 15 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 4 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vertigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vibriocide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 7 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).