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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
Anticancer (Breast) 1 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 2 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Colon) 2 Ringbom, T., Seguar, L., Noreen, Y., Perera, P., Bohlin, L. 1998. Ursolic Acid from Plantago major, a Selective Inhibitor of Cyclooxygenase-2 Catalyzed Prostaglandin Biosynthesis. J. Nat. Prod., 61(10): 1212-1215.
Anticancer (Esophagus) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Mouth) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticanker 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticapillary-Fragility 1 Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Anticarcinogenic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Anticarcinomic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticarcinomic (Breast) 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticardiospasmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 10 Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Anticarpal-Tunnel 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 9 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticephalagic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticervicaldysplasic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.