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Plant Pourouma cecropiaefolia (Cecropiaceae)

Common Names
Tree Grape; Uvilla
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 10.0 55.0 -0.28 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
ASH 0 Fruit 2000.0 11110.0 -1.18 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit not available 0.0 -0.15 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 340.0 1890.0 -0.45 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 179000.0 994445.0 1.13 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
FAT 0 Fruit 3000.0 16665.0 -0.51 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
FIBER 15 Fruit 9000.0 50000.0 -0.87 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
IRON 6 Fruit not available 0.0 -0.53 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 640.0 3555.0 -0.16 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
NIACIN 39 Fruit 3.0 16.7 -0.59 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 100.0 555.0 -0.81 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 3000.0 16665.0 -1.24 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 2.2 12.0 1.50 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
THIAMIN 31 Fruit not available 0.0 -0.68 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
WATER 0 Fruit not available 820000.0 0.21 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 5 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Cardioprotective 3 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Circulotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Colorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Fibrinolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Fistula-Preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Gastroprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.