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Common Names
Banana; Plantain
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 20.0 | 95.0 | -0.87 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | not available | 7500.0 | -0.75 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Pith | not available | 100.0 | -0.79 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 11600.0 | 0.69 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CALCIUM-PECTATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 42000.0 | 1.38 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Fruit | 20.0 | 80.0 | 0.02 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| CAPRIC-ACID | 3 | Fruit | 10.0 | 39.0 | -0.73 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CAPRIC-ACID | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPROLIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRYLIC-ACID | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Flower | not available | 50000.0 | -3.33 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 318000.0 | 918432.0 | 0.72 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Hull Husk | not available | 631000.0 | -1.41 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | not available | 695000.0 | 0.66 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Pith | not available | 97000.0 | -1.00 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Shoot | 39000.0 | 527000.0 | -0.37 | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 810000.0 | 1.28 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CARPYLIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATALASE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Allelopathic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 10 | Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill. |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 3 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 7 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |