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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Phoenix dactylifera (Arecaceae)

Common Names
Date Palm
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
STIGMAST-4,22-DIENE-3,6-DIONE 0 Stem 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.
STIGMAST-4-ENE-3,6-DIONE 0 Stem 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.
STIGMAST-4-ENE-3-ONE 0 Stem Abstract (See species file)
STIGMASTEROL 12 Fruit Abstract (See species file)
SUCROSE 14 Fruit 0.0 400000.0 2.09 *
SUCROSE 14 Seed 38200.0 -0.15 Abstract (See species file)
SUGARS 0 Fruit 380000.0 850000.0 2.62 *
SULFUR 14 Fruit 510.0 590.0 -0.57 *
TANNIN 35 Fruit 200.0 18000.0 -0.74 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
TANNINS 0 Plant 7500.0 44800.0 -1.34 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.
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 0.1 1.7 -0.47 *
THREONINE 4 Fruit 10.0 980.0 -0.85 *
TRANS-3,5,3',5'-TETRAHYDROXY-4-METHYLSTILBENE 0 Stem 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.
TRICOSANOIC-ACID 0 Seed Abstract (See species file)
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Fruit 500.0 645.0 -0.29 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
TYROSINE 8 Fruit 10.0 1730.0 -0.29 *
URONIC-ACID 0 Pollen Or Spore List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
VALINE 3 Fruit 5.0 2710.0 -0.36 *
VIOLAXANTHIN 2 Fruit 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.
VIT-B-6 0 Fruit 2.0 3.0 -0.88 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antichoreic 2 Martindale's 29th
Anticlastogen 1 *
Anticlaudificant? 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticlimacteric 3 *
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 2 *
Anticolitic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary 2 *
Anticonvulsant 6 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.
Anticoronary 4 *
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 *
AntiCVI 1 *
Anticystitic 1 *
Anticytotoxic 1 *
Antidandruff 2 Martindale's 29th
Antidecubitic 4 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 *
Antidementia 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 10 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.