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Common Names
Olive
How this plant is used
Food
Subspecies
europaea
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAEONIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| PAEONIDIN-3-RHAMNOSYLGLUCOSYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Fruit | 14250.0 | 52470.0 | 0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PECTIN | 24 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | 170.0 | 780.0 | -0.74 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | not available | 900.0 | -0.75 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Oil | not available | 0.8 | -0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTATE | 0 | Fruit | 20.0 | 170.0 | -0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Fruit | 550.0 | 2523.0 | -1.36 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 14000.0 | 64000.0 | -0.61 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | 131000.0 | -0.81 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Twig | not available | 89000.0 | -1.00 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| QUERCETIN-3-0-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-RHAMNOSIDE | 1 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| QUINONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| RHAMNOSE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| RUTIN | 87 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Fruit | 3.0 | 13.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Larvicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvistat | 2 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Laxative | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leucocytogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 15 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lubricant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAPK-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MDR-Inhibitor | 1 | Genne, P., Duchamp, O., Solary, E., Magnette, J., Belon, J. P., Chauffert, B. 1995. Cinchonine Per OS: Efficient Circumvention of P-Glycoprotein-Mediated Multidrug Resistance. Anticancer Drug Design, 10(2): 103-118. |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator | 1 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |