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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Phoenix dactylifera (Arecaceae)

Common Names
Date Palm
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CYSTEINE 13 Fruit 110.0 1140.0 1.00 Abstract (See species file)
CYSTINE 2 Fruit 7.0 580.0 -0.47 *
D-MANNOSE 0 Seed Abstract (See species file)
DACTYLIFRIC-ACID 0 Fruit Abstract (See species file)
DEHYDRO-BETA-CAROTENE 0 Fruit 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.
ELLAGITANNIN 8 Plant 0.0 9900.0 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.
ERGOSTEROL 5 Seed ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ESTROGEN 0 Seed Abstract (See species file)
ESTRONE 8 Pollen Or Spore Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ESTRONE 8 Seed ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
FAT 0 Fruit 1000.0 25000.0 -0.45 *
FAT 0 Seed 60000.0 100000.0 -0.87 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 22000.0 85000.0 -0.53 *
FIBER 15 Seed 64000.0 300000.0 1.30 *
FLAVOXANTHIN 0 Fruit 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.
FOLACIN 15 Fruit 0.1 0.2 -0.77 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FRUCTOSE 8 Fruit 308000.0 4.09 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.
FRUCTOSE 8 Seed 15300.0 1.41 Abstract (See species file)
GABA 22 Fruit 2660.0 3370.0 1.41 *
GALACTOSE 1 Fruit ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antilethargic 2 *
Antileukemic 3 *
Antileukonychic 1 *
Antileukoplakic 1 *
Antileukotriene 2 *
Antileukotriene-D4 2 *
Antilipolytic 2 *
Antilipoperoxidant 2 *
Antilithic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 *
Antilymphedemic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antilymphomic 2 *
Antimaculitic 4 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antimalarial 3 Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary**, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum*. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986.
Antimanic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.