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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
LEAD 0 Fruit 0.3 3.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Fruit 400.0 3240.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Fruit 440.0 3565.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Fruit 10.0 80.0 -0.92 Duke, 1992 *
LITHIUM 11 Fruit 0.1 0.6 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN 15 Fruit 0.1 2.8 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
LYCOPENE 16 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Fruit 230.0 1863.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Bark not available 4220.0 1.68 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 68.0 850.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed not available 3810.0 0.34 Duke, 1992 *
MALONIC-ACID 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Bark not available 54.0 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit 0.0 22.5 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed not available 17.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Fruit 170.0 1377.0 0.52 Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ACETATE 3 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-FRUCTOFURANOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available 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.