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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Fruit | not available | 51.0 | -0.21 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Seed | 3.0 | 13.0 | -0.34 | Abstract (See species file) |
| APIGENIN | 101 | 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. |
| ARABINOSE | 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. |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| ARGININE | 14 | Fruit | 620.0 | 2090.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 0.0 | 750.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 5000.0 | 44800.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 8900.0 | 18000.0 | -0.90 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARAGINE | 2 | Fruit | 2300.0 | 4500.0 | 2.26 | Abstract (See species file) |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Fruit | 20.0 | 3150.0 | -0.92 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BAIKIAIN | 0 | 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. |
| BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | 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. |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 1.0 | 3.6 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| BORON | 4 | Fruit | not available | 7.0 | -0.66 | Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages. Includes Internat. Z. Vit. Ern. Forschung 43:1973 (boron). |
| BRASSICASTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Seed | 0.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | Abstract (See species file) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiotoxic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiovascular | 3 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 3 | Tramil |
| Cataractagenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Cathartic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 1 | Friedman, M. and Dao, L. 1990. Effect of Autoclaving and Conventional and Microwave Baking on the Ergot Alkaloid and Chlorogenic Acid Contents of Morning Glory (Ipomoea tricolor Cav. cv.) Heavenly Blue Seeds. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 805-808. |
| CNS-Active | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Inhibitor | 2 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| CNS-Paralytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coagulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagen-Sparing | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |