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Plant Santalum acuminatum (Santalaceae)

Common Names
Sweet Quandong; Quandong; Quandong Nut
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
ASH 0 Fruit 21000.0 90130.0 0.87 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 420.0 1800.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 193000.0 828325.0 0.24 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit 2.0 9.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Wood not available 50000.0 0.17 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 2000.0 8585.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 600000.0 1.76 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 400.0 1715.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
NEROLIDOL 11 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 18000.0 24000.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 6590.0 28285.0 0.92 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 17000.0 72960.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed not available 250000.0 0.14 Duke, 1992 *
SANTALBINIC-ACID 0 Seed 240000.0 258000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit 510.0 2190.0 0.02 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Fruit not available 767000.0 -0.02 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Fruit 2.0 9.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialcoholic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiandrogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianginal 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.