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Plant Prunus persica (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Peach
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASH 0 Fruit 4000.0 150000.0 2.42 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Fruit 1170.0 8586.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Fruit 0.0 30.0 0.24 Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDECYANHYDRIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ACETATE 9 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.0 30.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Fruit 1.0 150.0 2.22 Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Fruit 0.0 0.5 0.68 Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID-ESTER 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 18.0 8850.0 1.15 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed not available 970.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL-3-O-BETA-(6-O-OLEYL)-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL-3-O-BETA-(6-O-PALMITYL)-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antihyperkeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihyperlipidemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihypertensive 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperthyroid 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiielus? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiimplantation 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiimpotence 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfarctal 1 Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp.
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 18 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomniac 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomniac? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiischemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *