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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Phyllanthus acidus (Euphorbiaceae)

Common Names
Indian Gooseberry; Otaheite Gooseberry
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
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 20.0 1279.0 -0.20 *
ASH 0 Fruit 4000.0 70000.0 0.35 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.0 8.0 -0.14 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 60.0 2326.0 -0.35 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 52000.0 832000.0 0.26 *
FAT 0 Fruit 4000.0 209000.0 0.96 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 13000.0 244000.0 0.97 *
IRON 6 Fruit 11.0 372.0 0.95 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 340.0 4300.0 0.97 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 4.0 58.0 -0.04 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 200.0 2442.0 -0.24 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 1510.0 15895.0 -0.18 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 8000.0 116000.0 0.09 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.1 2.0 -0.64 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit 60.0 632.0 -0.12 *
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 0.1 6.0 0.09 *
WATER 0 Fruit 905000.0 914000.0 0.62 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Prooxidant 2 *
Sedative 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Serotoninergic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Tranquilizer 1 *
Ubiquiot 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Uricosuric 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Vasodilator 5 Martindale's 29th
Vulnerary 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).