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Plant Phoenix dactylifera (Arecaceae)

Common Names
Date Palm
How this plant is used
Food

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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
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 140.0 2000.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 18.0 436.0 -0.68 Abstract (See species file)
CAMPEST-4-EN-3,6-DIONE 0 Stem 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.
CAMPEST-4-EN-3-ONE 0 Stem not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
CAMPESTAN-4-EN-3-ONE 0 Stem not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
CAMPESTEROL 2 Stem not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
CAPRIC-ACID 3 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CAPRYLIC-ACID 5 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 366100.0 948500.0 0.89 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 655000.0 853000.0 1.31 Duke, 1992 *
CHLORIDE 0 Seed not available 1610.0 1.41 Abstract (See species file)
CHLORINE 7 Fruit 270.0 310.0 -0.48 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Fruit not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
CHLOROPHYLL 21 Fruit 0.0 410.0 1.54 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
CHOLESTEROL 1 Fruit not available 0.0 not available USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CHOLESTEROL 1 Pollen Or Spore 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.
CIS-3,5,3',5'-TETRAHYDROXY-4-METHYLSTILBENE 0 Stem 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.
COPPER 12 Fruit 2.0 4.0 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Seed 0.6 2.0 -1.16 Abstract (See species file)
COUMARIN 57 Leaf not available not available not available Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antineuralgic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinitrosaminic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 2 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiobesity 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antionychyotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiotitic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxalate 1 Duke, 1992 *