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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hepatotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 1 | Angewandte Botanik 68(5/6)=1994. Page 195. |
| Histamine-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HIV-RT-Inhibitor | 2 | Garcia, J., Morin,* C., Nyasse, B., Sondengam, B-L., Tchouankeu, J-C., and Tsamo, E. Complete Structural Assignments Of An Ergosterol Derivative From Entandrophragma utile. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 136-142, 1991. |
| Hydrocholerectic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Hyperglycemic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hypertensive | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Hypoammonemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypoarginanemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 15 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 9 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipidemic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ICAM-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 8 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Immunostimulant | 8 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Immunosuppressant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |