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Common Names
Date Palm
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | 2400.0 | 4000.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 10.0 | 135.0 | 0.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 27000.0 | 51000.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | 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. |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | 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. |
| P-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE | 4 | 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. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 15000.0 | 25000.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Fruit | 8.0 | 10.0 | -0.52 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PECTINS | 0 | Fruit | 7200.0 | 39000.0 | 0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTOSANS | 0 | Fruit | not available | 38800.0 | -0.45 | Abstract (See species file) |
| PENTOSANS | 0 | Seed | not available | 43600.0 | -0.73 | Abstract (See species file) |
| PEROXIDASE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Fruit | 8.0 | 740.0 | -0.90 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | 370.0 | 8795.0 | 1.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | not available | 1120.0 | -1.12 | Abstract (See species file) |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Fruit | not available | 0.1 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPECOLIC-ACID | 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. |
| POLYPHENOLS | 30 | Fruit | not available | 30000.0 | 1.15 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Fruit | 6250.0 | 8780.0 | -0.81 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| 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 * |