Plant Myrciaria dubia (Myrtaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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

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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
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.

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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
Neuroprotective	1	Duke, 1992 *
NO-Scavenger	1	Duke, 1992 *
Odontolytic	1	Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Osteogenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Oxidant	1	Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
P450-2B1-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
Perfumery	9	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Pesticide	16	Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Prooxidant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer	1	Ahn, D., Putt, D., Kresty, L., Stoner, G. D., Fromm, D., Hollenberg, P. F. 1996. The Effects of Dietary Ellagic Acid on Rat Hepatic and Esophageal Mucosal Cytochromes P450 and Phase II Enzymes. Carcinogenesis, 17(4): 821-828.
Refrigerant	1	Martindale's 28th
Respirotoxic	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Sedative	3	Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90.
Serotoninergic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Sialogogue	1	Martindale's 29th
Spasmogenic	4	Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Stimulant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Sunscreen	1	Jim Duke's personal files.
Sweetener	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.