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Common Names
Marula
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 540.0 | 8190.0 | 0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 2000.0 | 24000.0 | -0.85 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 48000.0 | 50000.0 | 0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 1430.0 | 1490.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 75000.0 | 904000.0 | 0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 92000.0 | 96000.0 | -1.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 1000.0 | 12000.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 530000.0 | 600000.0 | 1.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 5000.0 | 60000.0 | -0.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 27000.0 | 28000.0 | -0.84 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUM | 0 | Leaf | not available | 100000.0 | 0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 1.0 | 12.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | not available | 4.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | 300.0 | 3610.0 | -0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | 6040.0 | 6290.0 | 1.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 2.0 | 24.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | not available | 7.0 | -1.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 291500.0 | 420000.0 | 2.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 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 |
| Allergenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAGE | 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 |
| Antiaggregant | 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 |
| Antiaging | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiamblyopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |