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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUFA | 13 | Fruit | 550.0 | 3955.0 | -0.20 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Fruit | not available | 27000.0 | 3.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Pericarp Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICETIN | 34 | Bark | 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. |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | 120.0 | 864.0 | -0.23 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| N-OCTANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 14000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROLIDIOL | 1 | 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. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 0.3 | 86.0 | 0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONAN-1-AL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTAN-1-AL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTAN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTANOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER | 0 | Fruit | not available | 19000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTYL-ACETATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 8000.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Heart Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Fruit | 520.0 | 3744.0 | -0.45 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | not available | 27900.0 | -0.75 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidepressant? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidermatitic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic | 13 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidiabetic? | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Antidiarrheic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Acetaminophen) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Camphor) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Iodine) | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Morphine) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote (Paracetamol) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |