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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
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
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinesidioblastosic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antineuralgic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 5 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 2 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiobesity 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiobesity? 1 Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4.
Antiodontalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antionychyotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.