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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 6.0 | 100.0 | 0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | 150.0 | 2835.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Fruit | not available | 711.0 | -1.52 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| PROLINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 5000.0 | 83330.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Fruit | 0.4 | 6.7 | 0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Fruit | 0.1 | 1.7 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| VALINE | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| WATER | 0 | Fruit | 930000.0 | 940000.0 | 0.74 | 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 |