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
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Fruit	1820.0	9410.0	-0.22	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID	0	Fruit	710.0	3670.0	-0.42	Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE	4	Fruit	160.0	825.0	-0.85	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Fruit	170.0	880.0	-0.58	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	Fruit	40.0	205.0	-0.93	Duke, 1992 *
MUFA	13	Fruit	550.0	2845.0	-0.21	Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID	6	Fruit	120.0	620.0	-0.24	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Fruit	3.0	38.0	-0.30	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Fruit	520.0	2690.0	-0.46	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Fruit	1440.0	7445.0	-0.25	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID	2	Fruit	30.0	155.0	-0.32	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE	7	Fruit	10.0	50.0	-1.14	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Fruit	170.0	2305.0	-0.28	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Fruit	2890.0	15880.0	-0.18	Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE	0	Fruit	180.0	930.0	-0.84	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Fruit	4000.0	55000.0	-0.73	Duke, 1992 *
PUFA	4	Fruit	2530.0	13080.0	0.10	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN	176	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Fruit	0.2	1.9	-0.67	Duke, 1992 *
SERINE	1	Fruit	170.0	880.0	-0.98	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.