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Plant Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae)

Common Names
Guava
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
GUAVIN-C 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAVIN-D 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPTAN-1-AL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-3-EN-1-OL-ACETATE 0 Pericarp Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL 0 Fruit not available 10000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-ACETATE 0 Fruit not available 5000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-ENOIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available 0.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXADECANOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXAGALLOYL-GLUCOSE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXAN-1-AL 0 Fruit not available 32000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXAN-1-OL-ACETATE 0 Pericarp Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXANOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 0 Fruit not available 155000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXANOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Fruit not available 3000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
HEXYL-ACETATE 1 Fruit not available 3000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Fruit 70.0 504.0 -0.85 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
HYPEROSIDE 30 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 3.0 73.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Fruit 300.0 2160.0 -0.44 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ISOQUERCETIN 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOSTRICTININ 0 Leaf not available 30.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMeniere's 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimenopausal 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimenorrhagic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 5 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Antimetastatic (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine 5 Martindale's 29th
Antimite 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimitotic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimorphinic 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiMRSA 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antimutagenic 19 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyocarditic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antinauseant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antinephritic 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinesidioblastosic 1 Martindale's 29th