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Common Names
Plum
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Fruit | 410.0 | 2770.0 | -0.32 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 2340.0 | 2520.0 | -0.65 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Fruit | 50.0 | 338.0 | -0.28 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Fruit | 1.8 | 13.0 | -0.33 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PECTIN | 24 | Fruit | 8000.0 | 40000.0 | -0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PERSICAXANTHIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Fruit | 170.0 | 1149.0 | -0.75 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHOSPHATIDES | 0 | Seed | not available | 3000.0 | -1.35 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | 70.0 | 4080.0 | 0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Fruit | not available | 0.1 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Sprout Seedling | 70.0 | 700.0 | -1.27 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Fruit | 1677.0 | 44200.0 | 2.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Fruit | 340.0 | 2297.0 | -0.47 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 7660.0 | 55000.0 | -0.73 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 202000.0 | -0.28 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PRUDOMESTIN | 0 | 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. |
| PUFA | 4 | Fruit | 1340.0 | 9054.0 | -0.19 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUINIC-ACID | 1 | 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. |
| RHAMNOSE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Propecic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Sparer | 1 | Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990. |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 2 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Protisticide | 1 | Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105. |
| Psychotropic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 4 | Yannai, S., Day, A. J., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1998. Characterization of Flavonoids as Monofunctional or Bifunctional Inducers of Quinone Reductase in Murine Hepatoma Cell Lines. Food Chem Toxicol, 36(8): 623-630. |
| Refrigerant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Retinoprotectant Optometry | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Rodenticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Scabicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Sedative | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sequestrant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Sialogogue | 1 | Martindale's 29th |