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Common Names
Guava
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOSE-HEXAHYDROXYDIPHENYL-ACID-ESTER | 0 | Fruit | not available | 1000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ARGININE | 14 | Fruit | 210.0 | 1512.0 | -0.75 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ARJUNOLIC-ACID | 5 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARJUNOLIC-ACID | 5 | Root | not available | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AROMADENDRENE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| AROMADENDRENE | 3 | Pericarp Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 24.0 | 18315.0 | 0.85 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | not available | 8.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIGEN | 0 | Fruit | 253.0 | 2145.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 4300.0 | 43200.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | not available | 30000.0 | -0.54 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ASIATIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Fruit | 520.0 | 3744.0 | -0.84 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| AVICULARIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Fruit | not available | 1000.0 | 1.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZENE | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| BENZOTHIAZOLE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN-ACETATE | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Acidulant | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Addictive | 1 | Science News, 145: 294. |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 2 | Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands. |
| Allergenic | 19 | Martindale's 29th |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |