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Plant Psidium cattleianum (Myrtaceae)

Common Names
Strawberry Guava
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
ALANINE 3 Fruit 290.0 1500.0 -0.87 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Fruit 150.0 775.0 -0.94 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 150.0 2100.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 5000.0 44000.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Fruit 370.0 1915.0 -1.08 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.0 9.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 210.0 3400.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 145000.0 939000.0 0.83 Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 3000.0 33000.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 52000.0 352000.0 1.98 Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Fruit 760.0 3930.0 -0.72 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Fruit 290.0 1500.0 -0.81 Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Fruit 50.0 260.0 -1.02 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 2.0 82.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Fruit 210.0 1085.0 -0.77 Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 560.0 3570.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Fruit 390.0 2015.0 -0.66 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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 2 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiaflatoxin 3 Duke, 1992 *