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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-O-METHYLELLAGIC-ACID | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-TERPINEOL | 8 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-(RHAMNOPYRANOSYL)ELLAGIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-FENCHENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHOCYANINS | 30 | Fruit | 250.0 | 750.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 2000.0 | 33335.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | not available | 0.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-MYRCENE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 270.0 | 4500.0 | 0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAR-3-ENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 45000.0 | 933335.0 | 0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Topoisomerase-I-Antagonist | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 167.1999. |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90. |
| Transdermal | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tremorigenic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Trichomonicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Uricosuric | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Vasoactive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 6 | Martindale's 29th |
| Vasoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229 |