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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
LAURIC-ACID 7 Seed 4800.0 54000.0 -0.03 *
LEAD 0 Seed 0.1 4.0 0.46 Abstract (See species file)
LEUCINE 2 Fruit 5.0 1140.0 -0.84 *
LEUCOANTHOCYANIN 1 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 6000.0 10000.0 -0.83 *
LINONELIC-ACID 0 Seed Abstract (See species file)
LUPEOL 21 Stem 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.
LUPEOL-ACETATE 2 Stem *
LUPYL-ACETATE 0 Stem *
LUTEIN 15 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.
LUTEOLIN-7-GLYCOSIDE 0 Leaf 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-RUTINOSIDE 0 Leaf 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.
LYCOPENE 16 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.
LYSINE 4 Fruit 30.0 2450.0 -0.43 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 325.0 790.0 -0.62 *
MALTOSE 2 Seed Abstract (See species file)
MANGANESE 14 Fruit 3.0 45.0 -0.11 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed 16.0 -0.47 Abstract (See species file)
MARGARIC-ACID 0 Seed Abstract (See species file)
METHIONINE 15 Fruit 5.0 2190.0 1.52 *
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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.