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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Mauritia flexuosa (Arecaceae)

Common Names
Aguaje; Buruti; Morichi palm

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 0.0 -0.28 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
ASH 0 Fruit 8000.0 17390.0 -1.02 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 740.0 1610.0 -0.52 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
CARBOPHYDRATES 0 Fruit 190000.0 413045.0 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
FAT 0 Fruit 250000.0 534475.0 3.44 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
FIBER 15 Fruit 10000.0 21740.0 -1.13 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
IRON 6 Fruit 7.0 15.0 -0.47 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 2760.0 6000.0 3.55 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
NIACIN 39 Fruit 2.9 6.3 -0.73 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 270.0 585.0 -0.80 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 40000.0 86950.0 -0.30 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 1.2 2.6 -0.35 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
WATER 0 Fruit 540000.0 -1.00 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Prooxidant 1 *
Sedative 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Serotoninergic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Tranquilizer 1 *
Uricosuric 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Vasodilator 4 Martindale's 29th
Vulnerary 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).