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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Prunus domestica (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Plum
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
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.9 6.5 0.32 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
RUBIDIUM 0 Fruit 0.5 15.0 -0.30 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
SALICYLATES 7 Fruit 1.0 70.0 -0.14 *
SELENIUM 60 Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.38 *
SERINE 1 Fruit 200.0 1351.0 -0.81 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SEROTONIN 26 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SFA 0 Fruit 490.0 3310.0 -0.31 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SILICON 4 Fruit 2.0 62.0 -0.41 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
SILVER 3 Fruit 0.0 0.5 0.70 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit 0.0 54.0 -0.18 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Fruit 90.0 608.0 -0.24 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed 16380.0 17640.0 -0.18 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
STRONTIUM 0 Fruit 0.3 51.0 -0.26 *
SUCCINIC-ACID 7 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SUCROSE 14 Fruit 7000.0 48000.0 -0.41 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
SUGAR 0 Fruit 100000.0 200000.0 0.08 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SULFUR 14 Fruit 4.0 400.0 -0.71 *
TANNIN 35 Bark 68000.0 -0.64 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Fruit ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 0.4 2.9 -0.31 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Carcinogenic 5 *
Cardiac 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Cardiomyopathogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective 11 *
Cardiotoxic 1 *
Cardiovascular 2 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.
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 *
Catabolic 1 *
Chelator 1 *
Chemopreventive 5 *
Cholagogue 3 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 8 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Cholinergic 2 Martindale's 28th
Circulotonic 2 *
Clastogenic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
CNS-Stimulant 1 *
Co-carcinogenic 1 *
Coagulant 1 *