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Plant Prunus armeniaca (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Apricot
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
GERANIOL 35 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Fruit 32000.0 48000.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Fruit 1570.0 11500.0 -0.14 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
GLYCINE 12 Fruit 400.0 2930.0 -0.26 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
GLYCOSIDES 0 Fruit not available 150.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCOSIDES 0 Leaf 29000.0 36000.0 1.40 Duke, 1992 *
HCN 9 Seed 2000.0 2920.0 -0.28 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
HISTIDINE 7 Fruit 270.0 1980.0 0.19 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
HYPEROSIDE 30 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INVERTASE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IODINE 12 Fruit not available 0.1 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 5.0 79.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Seed 42.0 48.0 -0.48 Suziki, A., Morimoto, I., and Okitzu, T., Elution of Metals from Crude Drugs, Shoykugaku Zasshi 36(3):190-195.
ISOBUTYRIC-ACID 2 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.
ISOLEUCINE 3 Fruit 410.0 3000.0 -0.19 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 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.
KAEMPFEROL 75 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GALACTOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GALACTOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidepressant 9 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 14 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiarrheic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysenteric 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *