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Common Names
Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.); Rumberry (Eng.); Camo Camo (Peru); Araza de Agua (Sp.); Camu-camu Negro (Peru); Guapuro Blanco (Bol.)
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | 200.0 | 675.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-LIMONENE | 19 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| DELPHINIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 1 | Fruit | 10.0 | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELLAGIC-ACID | 51 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-ACETATE | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-BUTYRATE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUCALYPTOL | 13 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENCHOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 5000.0 | 100000.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| HUMULENE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 5.0 | 85.0 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOCITRIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | 160.0 | 2665.0 | -1.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 1 | Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands. |
| Allergenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anesthetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiaflatoxin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |