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Common Names
Plum
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOLACIN | 15 | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.77 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Fruit | 27000.0 | 61000.0 | 0.05 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Fruit | 30000.0 | 62000.0 | -0.24 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | 370.0 | 2500.0 | -0.84 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Fruit | 120.0 | 811.0 | -1.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| HCN | 9 | Seed | not available | 500.0 | -0.39 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| HEXURONIC-ACID | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Fruit | 130.0 | 878.0 | -0.59 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 0.8 | 85.0 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOCHLOROGENIC-ACID | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Fruit | 160.0 | 1081.0 | -0.77 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| KAEMPFERIDE | 5 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | 550.0 | 3716.0 | 0.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LANTHANUM | 0 | Fruit | 1.5 | 12.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Seed | 3510.0 | 3780.0 | -0.48 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| LEAD | 0 | Fruit | 0.0 | 11.9 | 0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LECITHIN | 20 | Seed | not available | 1500.0 | -0.70 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Fruit | 210.0 | 1419.0 | -0.78 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Fruit | 1340.0 | 9054.0 | -0.23 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagen-Sparing | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collyrium | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Colorant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedogenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COMT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Copper-Antagonist | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Copper-Chelator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cosmetic | 2 | 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 | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyanogenic | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytoprotective | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Cytotoxic | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |