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Plant Prunus persica (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Peach
How this plant is used
Food

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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
SODIUM 1 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit 0.0 366.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Seed not available 29.0 -0.67 Duke, 1992 *
SQUALENE 10 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STARCH 5 Seed not available 36000.0 -1.11 Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Fruit 10.0 80.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL 12 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STRONTIUM 0 Fruit 0.2 45.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE 14 Fruit 20000.0 100000.0 -0.04 Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR 14 Fruit 3.0 700.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Fruit not available 8000.0 -0.83 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Leaf not available 8000.0 -1.25 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 1.0 2.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Fruit 270.0 2187.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
TIN 4 Bark not available 9.4 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
TITANIUM 0 Fruit 0.1 30.0 -0.08 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-2-HEXENYL-ACETATE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIFOLIN 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIOLEIN 1 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 *