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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
METHYL-GALLATE 16 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Fruit 0.1 1.1 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
MUCIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MUFA 13 Fruit 340.0 2755.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
MULTIFLORIN-A 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MULTIFLORIN-B 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MULTINOSIDE-A 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MULTINOSIDE-B 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-ACETYL-GLUCOSAMINE 0 Na not available not available not available Caldwell, D. L., Gerhardt, K. O. 1986. Chemical Analysis of Peach Extrafloral Nectary Exudate. Phytochemistry, 252: 411-413.
NARINGENIN 56 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 10.0 82.0 0.28 Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL 3 Fruit 0.2 4.5 0.59 Duke, 1992 *
NITROGEN 0 Fruit 1400.0 13075.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Fruit 340.0 2755.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Plant not available 10.0 -0.54 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
OXALIC-ACID 9 Hh not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID-ESTER 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
Antiosteoarthritic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiotitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 29 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant Synergist 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th
Antipeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 5 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.