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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
CAMPESTEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPRONIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 111000.0 910000.0 0.68 Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Bark not available 35.0 2.75 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Fruit 0.0 2.3 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Bark not available 20.0 0.08 Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Fruit 0.0 0.5 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit 0.3 30.0 1.34 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Seed not available 10.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOXANTHIN 2 Plant 0.5 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-MONOGLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Fruit 60.0 486.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
D-AFZELECHIN 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-GALACTOSE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-GLUCURONIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-XYLOSE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHANOL 24 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterosedative 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.
Uterotrophic 2 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Varroacide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 9 Duke, 1992 *
Vasomotor-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 2 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vitamin-A-Activity 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).