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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONIC-ACID | 0 | 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. |
| ALANINE | 3 | Fruit | 290.0 | 1959.0 | -0.69 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Fruit | 8.0 | 62.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Fruit | 1.0 | 255.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMYGDALIN | 8 | Seed | not available | 25000.0 | -0.49 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 21450.0 | 23100.0 | 1.61 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ARGININE | 14 | Fruit | 130.0 | 878.0 | -0.92 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 86.0 | 699.0 | -0.24 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 3810.0 | 170000.0 | 2.93 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Fruit | 2490.0 | 16824.0 | 0.88 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BARIUM | 0 | Fruit | 0.2 | 25.5 | 0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 1.4 | 43.0 | -0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Fruit | 60.0 | 600.0 | -0.01 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| BORON | 4 | Fruit | 1.0 | 255.0 | 4.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BROMINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 1.0 | -0.43 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 38.0 | 2040.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 130100.0 | 879054.0 | 0.51 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Tumorigenic | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170. |
| Ubiquiot | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uricogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Uricosuric | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Urine-Acidifier | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Urine-Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterosedative | 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. |
| Uterotrophic | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| Vasoactive | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Vasoconstrictor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasomotor-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 6 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |