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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
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Pericarp not available 1300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Stem Bark not available 40.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Leaf 2600.0 3600.0 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
ETHANOL 24 Fruit not available 258000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-ACETATE 6 Fruit not available 262000.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-BUTYRATE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENIGRANDIN-A 0 Bark not available 800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 76 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FARNESENE 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 1000.0 43200.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf not available 60000.0 0.07 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
FAT 0 Seed 100000.0 143000.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 28000.0 403200.0 2.47 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed not available 424000.0 2.28 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
FOENICULIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 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.
GALLIC-ACID 62 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Heart Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Leucocytogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Lipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lipotropic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
Lithogenic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Litholytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Lubricant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lymphocytogenic 1 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
MAO-A-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Memory-Enhancer 1 Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
Mitotic 1 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
MMP-9-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Monoamine-Precursor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mosquitocide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitofuge 2 Duke, 1992 *