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Plant Olea europaea (Oleaceae)

Common Names
Olive
How this plant is used
Food
Subspecies
europaea
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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
FRUCTOSE 8 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.
GALACTOSE 1 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.
GALACTURONIC-ACID 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.
GALLIC-ACID 62 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL 14 Oil not available 13.0 -1.29 Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 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.
HALLERIDONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYTYROSOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 16.0 73.0 -0.24 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
KAEMPFEROL 75 Stem not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 1160.0 5320.0 2.52 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
L-OLIVIL 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
LIGUSTROLIDE 0 Fruit 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.
LIGUSTROSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Fruit 10500.0 28000.0 0.04 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
LUTEOLIN 78 Leaf 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.
LUTEOLIN-4'-O-GLUCOSIDE 2 Leaf 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.
LUTEOLIN-5-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit 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.
LUTEOLIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE 2 Leaf 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.
LUTEOLINTETRAGLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf 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.
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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
Antidementia 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidermatic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidermatitic 5 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidiabetic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysenteric 2 HerbalGram No. 24, page 37.
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antieczemic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiedemic 7 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antielastase 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiencephalitic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antiendotoxic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antienteritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antierythemic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antifatigue 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.