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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
(+)-ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL 5 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3',5'-DIHYDROXY-4',7-DIMETHOXY-FLAVANONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ALPHA-METHYLSTIGMASTA-7,Z,24(28)-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
A-DECALACTONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETALDEHYDE 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AFZELIN 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Fruit 420.0 3402.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Fruit 10.0 86.0 0.20 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Bark not available 43.0 -0.66 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Fruit 2.3 1050.0 0.08 Duke, 1992 *
AMANDIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AMYGDALIN 8 Leaf not available 10000.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
AMYGDALIN 8 Seed 25500.0 60000.0 0.63 Duke, 1992 *
ANTHOCYANIDIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Fruit 180.0 1458.0 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Fruit 0.0 0.1 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 14.0 1127.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Bark not available 63000.0 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiaphthic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 14 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 11 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 21 Duke, 1992 *
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic 1 Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Anticalculic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 8 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Bladder) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 4 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.