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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiaphthic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarachidonate | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 8 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatheromic | 1 | Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacillus | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 28 | Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994. |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibiotic | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibronchitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticalculic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |