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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.
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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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Bradycardiac 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bronchosedative 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Calcium-Antagonist 3 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calmodulin-Antagonist 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 32 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 7 Martindale's 28th
Capillariprotective 1 Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiac 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.
Cardiomyopathogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective 12 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Carminative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chelator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 5 Duke, 1992 *