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Common Names
Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 605.0 | 4640.0 | 0.18 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Fruit | 28.0 | 90.0 | 0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRIC-ACID | 3 | Fruit | 1000.0 | 3200.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRIC-ACID | 3 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRINIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | 18000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPROIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit | 600.0 | 1920.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPROIC-ACID | 1 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRYLIC-ACID | 5 | Fruit | 920.0 | 13000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRYLIC-ACID | 5 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAROTENE | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CERAMIDES | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Fruit | 0.2 | 1.4 | -0.31 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| COBALT | 2 | Fruit | 0.6 | 5.0 | 0.07 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| CYCLOARTENOL | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Fruit | 47.0 | 416.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECANOIC-ACID | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Fruit | 5400.0 | 20000.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FARNESOL | 17 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 3510.0 | 27000.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FATTY-ACIDS | 0 | Fruit | 30000.0 | 92000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidecubitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 5 | Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp. |
| Antidepressant | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidermatitic | 3 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiarrheic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| 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 (Lead) | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Mercury) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Morphine) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidrepanocytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |