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Common Names
Avocado
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOLACIN | 15 | Fruit | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.31 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FOLIC-ACID | 23 | Fruit | 0.3 | 2.4 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTITOL | 0 | Seed | 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. |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | 1660.0 | 8045.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCEROL | 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. |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Fruit | 660.0 | 3226.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HENTRIACOSANE | 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. |
| HEPTACOSANE | 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. |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Fruit | 230.0 | 1127.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 6.0 | 71.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOAVOCADIENOFURAN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Fruit | 570.0 | 2759.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLUTEIN | 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. |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | 940.0 | 6700.0 | 4.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LECITHIN | 20 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Fruit | 990.0 | 4780.0 | -0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Fruit | 24340.0 | 505440.0 | 6.78 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | 245.0 | 28510.0 | 2.97 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| LUTEIN | 15 | Fruit | 3.2 | 16.0 | 0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Fruit | 750.0 | 3653.0 | -0.12 | J. Ethnobiology. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiprostatitic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipruritic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antipsoriac | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipsychotic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipyretic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiradiation | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiradicular | 9 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirenitic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Antireserpine | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Antiretardation | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiretinitic Optometry | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretinopathic | 2 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiretinotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatitic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisalmonella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antischizophrenic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |