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Plant Prunus persica (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Peach
How this plant is used
Food

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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
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Fruit 1060.0 8586.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Fruit 240.0 1944.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
HCN 9 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HENTRIACONTANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXANOIC-ACID 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXYL-ACETATE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXYL-FORMATE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Fruit 130.0 1053.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Bark not available 117.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 1.0 99.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Seed not available 80.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Fruit 200.0 1620.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
ISOVALERIANIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GALACTOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-RHAMNOSIDE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-ARABINOSE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-MALIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-RHAMNOSE 0 Gum 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
Antivitiligic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 7 Merck 11th Edition
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aphidifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Artemicide 2 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Arteriodilator 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.
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 3 Merck 11th Edition
Atherogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ATPase-Inhibitor 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Autotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bacteristat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Bitter 1 Duke, 1992 *