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Plant Myrciaria dubia (Myrtaceae)

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
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antiproliferant 2 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipsoriac 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipyretic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiradicular 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiRaynaud's 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiretinotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antirheumatalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antirheumatic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antirhinitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiscorbutic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiscotomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseborrheic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 7 Martindale's 28th
Antishingles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antisickling 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antistaphylococcic 2 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.
Antistreptococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistress 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antistroke 1 Duke, 1992 *