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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
QUERCETIN 176 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-0-GALACTOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-0-GALACTOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-0-RUTINOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-O-RHAMNOSIDE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-O-RHAMNOSIDE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINIC-ACID 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 1.0 4.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Fruit 320.0 2592.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
SFA 0 Fruit 100.0 810.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
SILICON 4 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SILICON 4 Fruit 4.0 30.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
SILVER 3 Fruit 0.0 0.3 0.11 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
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.