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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | 370.0 | 1740.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | 2.0 | 10.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Fruit | 290.0 | 1438.0 | 0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-CHAVICOL | 6 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| MUFA | 13 | Fruit | 96080.0 | 373400.0 | 5.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYO-INOSITOL | 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. |
| N-CAFFEOYLPUTRESCINE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 14.0 | 101.0 | 0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONACOSANE | 2 | 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. |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Fruit | 27450.0 | 691200.0 | 4.85 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARYL-QUINIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Fruit | 4270.0 | 266000.0 | 3.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Fruit | 6430.0 | 25000.0 | 4.22 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Fruit | 8.0 | 37.7 | 1.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PARAFFIN | 4 | 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. |
| PENTACOSANE | 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. |
| PERSEITOL | 0 | Seed | not available | 89000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Fruit | 540.0 | 2643.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Plant | 260.0 | 3030.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Expectorant | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| FLavor | 10 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 8 | Wolf, R.B. Effects Of p-Methoxycinnamaldehyde From Star Anise And Related Cinnamic Acid Derivatives On Velvetleaf Germination. Journal of Natural Products, 49(1): 156-158, 1986. |
| Gastroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastrostimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathionigenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Gonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Gram(+)icide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gram(-)icide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hematopoietic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hemolytic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Hemostat | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Hepatocarcinogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatomagenic | 1 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Hepatoprotective | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 2 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |