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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Rubus idaeus (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Red Raspberry; Raspberry
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
KAEMPFEROL-3-GLUCURONIDE 0 Juice 1.0 5.0 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE 0 Fruit 1.0 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 490.0 3665.0 0.01 Revised USDA data received 1993.
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 2750.0 -0.43 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
LACTIC-ACID 8 Leaf *
LAMBERTIANIN-A 0 Leaf *
LAMBERTIANIN-B 0 Leaf *
LAMBERTIANIN-C 0 Leaf *
LAMBERTIANIN-D 0 Leaf *
LEVULOSE 1 Fruit 35000.0 1.00 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Fruit 2080.0 15555.0 -0.14 Revised USDA data received 1993.
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed Oil *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Fruit 1050.0 7855.0 0.15 Revised USDA data received 1993.
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil *
LUTEIN 15 Fruit 0.8 4.0 -0.49 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 175.0 1400.0 -0.34 Revised USDA data received 1993.
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 539.0 3190.0 -0.36 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
MALTOL 11 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
MANGANESE 14 Fruit 10.0 80.0 0.12 Revised USDA data received 1993.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Collyrium 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Colorant 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedolytic 2 Martindale's 29th
COMP-Inhibitor 1 Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045.
COMT-Inhibitor 1 *
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Copper-Chelator 2 *
Corrosive 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Cosmetic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Counterirritant 1 Merck 11th Edition
COX-1-Inhibitor 3 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 7 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 6 *
Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor 1 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inducer 1 *
Cytoprotective 2 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cytotoxic 8 Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 359.
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Demulcent 2 *