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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TETRADECANOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER | 0 | Fruit | not available | 2000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Fruit | 0.4 | 4.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Fruit | 310.0 | 2232.0 | -0.33 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TOLUENE | 1 | Fruit | not available | 2000.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Fruit | 70.0 | 504.0 | -0.49 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Fruit | 100.0 | 720.0 | -0.70 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| URSOLIC-ACID | 89 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| URSOLIC-ACID | 89 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERALDEHYDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Fruit | 280.0 | 2016.0 | -0.50 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VALOLAGINIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | 114.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VESCALAGIN-CARBOXYLIC-ACID | 1 | Bark | not available | 20.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIT-B-6 | 0 | Fruit | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| WATER | 0 | Fruit | 770000.0 | 868000.0 | 0.42 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | not available | 103000.0 | -0.48 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| WAX | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| XANTHOPHYLL | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| XYLOSE | 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. |
| ZEATIN | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZEATIN-NUCLEOTIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihyperlipidemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiielus? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiimpotence | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 34 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiinsomniac | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomniac? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiischemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiketotic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antileishmanic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 2 | Martindale's 28th |