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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
LAURIC-ACID 7 Seed 4800.0 54000.0 -0.03 Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Seed 0.1 4.0 0.46 Abstract (See species file)
LEUCINE 2 Fruit 5.0 1140.0 -0.84 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCOANTHOCYANIN 1 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.
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 6000.0 10000.0 -0.83 Duke, 1992 *
LINONELIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
LUPEOL 21 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.
LUPEOL-ACETATE 2 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPYL-ACETATE 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN 15 Fruit 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.
LUTEOLIN-7-GLYCOSIDE 0 Leaf 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.
LUTEOLIN-7-RUTINOSIDE 0 Leaf 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.
LYCOPENE 16 Fruit 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.
LYSINE 4 Fruit 30.0 2450.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 325.0 790.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
MALTOSE 2 Seed not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
MANGANESE 14 Fruit 3.0 45.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed not available 16.0 -0.47 Abstract (See species file)
MARGARIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
METHIONINE 15 Fruit 5.0 2190.0 1.52 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitriglyceride 1 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
Antitrypanosomic 2 Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitumor 14 Simon, P.W. Carrots and Other Horticultural Crops as a Source of Provitamin A Carotenes. HortScience, 25(12): 1495, 1990.
Antitumor (Bladder) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (GI) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney) 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antitumor (Liver) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 3 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antitumor (Skin) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 18 Duke, 1992 *