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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-GALLOCATECHIN 7 Bark not available 571.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-GALLOCATECHIN 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-LIMONENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-3-4-6-TETRA-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-THIOPHENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-FURFURAL 0 Fruit not available 7000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-PROPAN-2-OL 0 Fruit not available 10000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-PROPANE-1-THIOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-THIO-BENZOTHIAZOLE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-THIOPHENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PHENETHYLACETATE 0 Fruit not available 2000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2ALPHA-HYDROXYURSOLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,3'-DI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID 0 Bark not available not available not available Lowry, J. B. 1968. The Distribution and Potential Taxonomic Value of Alkylated Ellagic Acids. Phytochemistry 7 10: 1803-1813
3-METHYL-BUTAN-1-OL 0 Fruit not available 3000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-BUTYL-ACETATE 0 Fruit not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-THIOPHENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID 0 Bark not available not available not available Lowry, J. B. 1968. The Distribution and Potential Taxonomic Value of Alkylated Ellagic Acids. Phytochemistry 7 10: 1803-1813
5-ETHOXY-THIAZOLE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-MERCAPTO-HEXAN-1-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETALDEHYDE 6 Fruit not available 2000.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticholestatic 1 Shukla, B., Visen, P.K.S., Patnaik, G.K., Tripathi, S.C., Srimal, R.C., Dayal, R., and Dobhal, P.C. Hepatoprotective Activity in the Rat of Ursolic Acid Isolated from Eucalyptus Hybrid. Phytotherapy Research 6: 74-79, 1992.
Anticlaudificant? 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticlimacteric 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoagulant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplement 2 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 6 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoronary 4 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 3 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.