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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| BORON | 4 | Fruit | not available | 7.0 | -0.66 | Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages.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 |
|---|---|---|
| Larvistat | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Leucocyte-Depressant | 1 | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 5 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lymphocytogenic | 1 | Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990. |
| Lymphokinetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAPK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator | 1 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |