Plant Psidium cattleianum (Myrtaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Strawberry Guava

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
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
Phagocytotic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Phospholipase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Pigment	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Pituitary-Stimulant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Plasmodicide	1	Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Prolactinogenic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Proliferant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Prooxidant	3	Duke, 1992 *
Propecic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor	1	Ibewuike, J. C., Ogungbamila, F. O., Ogundaini, A. O., Okeke, I. N., Bohlin, L. 1997. Antiinflammatory and Antibacterial Activities of C-methylflavonol from Piliostigma thonningii. Phytotherapy Research, 11(4): 281-284.
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor	1	Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14.
Protisticide	1	Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105.
PTK-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer	3	Ahn, D., Putt, D., Kresty, L., Stoner, G. D., Fromm, D., Hollenberg, P. F. 1996. The Effects of Dietary Ellagic Acid on Rat Hepatic and Esophageal Mucosal Cytochromes P450 and Phase II Enzymes. Carcinogenesis, 17(4): 821-828.
Roborant	1	Merck 11th Edition
Sedative	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Serotoninergic	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Soap	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Spermigenic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Sunscreen	1	Jim Duke's personal files.